James Atkin, Baron Atkin

James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin of Aberdovey in the County of Merioneth PC KC ( * November 28, 1867, † June 25, 1944 in Aberdyfi, Wales ) was a British lawyer who most recently as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 as a life peer and member of the House of Lords was.

Life

Study, Lord Justice and the House of Lords member

After visiting the Friars School, Bangor and the Christ College in Brecon Atkin graduated in subjects Classical Studies and Law at Magdalen College, University of Oxford and, after its completion in 1891, the attorney admission by the Bar Association ( Inns of Court ) from Gray's Inn. He then worked as a barrister in 1903 and Treasurer of the Law Society of Gray 's Inn, and in 1906 for its legal merits of both Attorney General ( "King 's Counsel " ) as well as so-called " Bencher " his Bar Association.

In 1913 he became a judge of the Commissioner for England and Wales High Court of Justice, and held this office of judge until 1919. At the same time he was made a Knight Bachelor in 1913 and led since then the additional name "Sir". Upon completion of this activity took place in 1919 judge his appeal to the judge ( Lord Justice of Appeal ) at the Court of Appeal, which is responsible for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1928. In addition, he was appointed to the Privy Councillor 1919. In addition, he served 1919-1934 as Chairman of the Council of Legal Education (Council of Legal Education ).

Last Atkin was appointed in 1876 as a life peer with the title Baron Atkin of Aberdovey in the County of Merioneth a member of the House of Lords to the peerage by letters patent dated February 6, 1928 due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act and worked until his death 1944 as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary). In addition, he was the successor of Rhys Hopkin Morris between 1938 and his death and the subsequent replacement by Clement Davies also President of the London Welsh Trust, which operates, among others, the London Centre for Wales (London Welsh Centre) at the Gray's Inn Road.

Significant judgments as Lord Justice

During his tenure as Lord Justice, he worked with some decision such as:

• Bell v Lever Brothers Ltd ( 1931): In this method of the Contract Law, it was decided that a general contract does not lead to the nullity of a contract, except in the cases where it is fault of fundamental importance to the identity of the contract.
• Donoghue v Stevenson (1932 ): In this procedure from the Tort Law, there was a fundamental decision regarding the creation of the modern concept of negligence as well as by defining the general principles according to which a person towards another person on duty of care is owed ​​.
• Liversidge v Anderson ( 1942): In this proceeding, there was a landmark decision regarding the relations between judiciary and executive in general and in particular with respect to the support of the executive by the judiciary in times of social calamities.