Edward Pearce, Baron Pearce

Edward Holroyd Pearce, Baron Pearce, of Sweethaws in the County of Sussex, PC ( born February 9, 1901 in Sidcup, Kent, † 26 November 1990 ) was a British lawyer who most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act in 1876 as a Life peer and member of the House of Lords was.

Life

After attending Charterhouse School Pearce graduated in law at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford and, after its completion in 1925 his legal approval to the Chamber of Lawyers ( Inns of Court ) of the Middle Temple. He then began working as a barrister before he became in 1947 deputy chairman of the quarter court ( Court of Quarter Sessions ) of East Sussex.

1948 Pearce judges to the Commissioner for England and Wales High Court of Justice, and held this office of judge until 1957. At the same time he was made a Knight Bachelor in 1948 and led since then the additional name "Sir". In addition, in 1948 he was appointed so-called " Bencher " the Law Society of Lincoln 's Inn.

After completion of the judges work at High Court of Justice in 1957 was his appeal to the judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) rely on the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal. This was accompanied by his appointment as Privy Councillor.

Pearce was appointed by Letters Patent of April 19, 1962 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a Life peer with the title Baron Pearce, of Sweethaws in the County of Sussex, a member of the House of Lords to the nobility and worked until his entry into retirement on June 2, 1969 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary).

He then followed in 1969 Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin as Chairman of the Press Council (Press Council) and held that post until his replacement by Hartley Shawcross in 1974. He has also served 1974-1976 as chairman of the so-called Appeals Committee of the Takeover Panel, an appeals committee on takeovers and mergers.