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Richard Wilberforce, Baron Wilberforce

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Wilberforce returned to the bar in 1947 when the Control Office for Germany and Austria was abolished. His old set of chambers had disappeared, forcing him to find new accommodation. His practice was at first very small, and he considered leaving the bar. He acted for
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Wilberforce served as a law lord for 18 years, during which he heard 465 appeals, often giving the leading judgment. He was the Senior Law Lord from 1975 to his retirement in 1982. His decisions were highly regarded and covered large areas of the law.
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in 1920 where Monty Rendall, the headmaster, convinced him to drop Mathematics, in which he excelled, in favour of Classics, in order to broaden his career options. Wilberforce excelled in his new subject, winning all four top college prizes.
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between 1978 and 1994, High Steward of the University of Oxford from 1967 to 1990, Visitor of Wolfson College from 1974 to 1990 and Visitor of Linacre College from 1983 to 1990.
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In the early 1970s he chaired two inquiries. The first was into power workers' pay in 1971, and found in the workers' favour. The second was set up during the
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of 1972; thanks to Wiberforce's high work rate, it reported within a week, and recommended pay increases of between £4.50 and £6 to miners.
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Wilberforce spent the first seven years of his life in India, before being sent to England in 1914 on the outbreak of the
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candidate, in the city formerly represented by his ancestor William Wilberforce, but lost to the incumbent
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Wilberforce gave many important and prescient judgments, including in the following cases:
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After Norway, Wilberforce held various staff appointments, before being posted to the
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Law and economics: Being the presidential address of the Rt. Hon. Lord Wilberforce
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Fearing that war was inevitable, Wilberforce joined the Army reserves after
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While in Berlin, Wilberforce met Yvette Marie Lenoan, a captain in the
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Midland Bank Trust Co Ltd v Green (No 1) UKHL 7 (11 December 1980)
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Moving to London, Wilberforce was called to the bar by the
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He retained the rank of honorary brigadier. 1343:Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration 1293:People associated with the University of Hull 8: 1072:(online ed.). 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Lord Wilberforce
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
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The Lord Devlin
The Lord Brightman
Justice of the High Court
Sir Harold Danckwerts
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Jalandhar
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Samuel Wilberforce

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