Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann

Leonard " Lennie " Hubert Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann of Chedworth in the County of Gloucestershire Kt PC QC ( born May 8, 1934 in Cape Town ) is a British lawyer who was most recently from 1995 to 2009 Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary) and since 1995, is a life peer member of the House of Lords.

Life

Hoffmann graduated after school to study law at the University of Cape Town and was then 1958-1960 as a lawyer at the Supreme Court of South Africa ( Supreme Court of South Africa) worked. After that, he was from 1961 to 1973 Fellow of Civil Law at University College, University of Oxford. In 1964 he received his legal approval to the Bar of Gray's Inn, in 1984 appointed him to the Bencher. In the following years he worked as a barrister in 1977 and received his appointment as Attorney-General.

In 1977 the appointment of Hoffmann, which was 1976-1978 Member of the Royal Game Commission ( Royal Commission of Gambling ), a judge of the Court of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, where he worked until 1985. In addition, he was 1983-1992 Member of the Council for Legal Education, and from 1985 to 1994 director of the English National Opera. For his services he was a Knight Bachelor in 1985 and led henceforth the additional name "Sir".

Hoffmann was appointed in 1988 as a judge on the authorities responsible for economic, antitrust, inheritance and land title Chancery Division ( Registry Department) of the High Court of Justice, where he worked until 1992. Afterwards followed in 1992 he was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal and thus to judges to the Commissioner for England and Wales Court of Appeal, where he worked until 1995. During this time he was Privy Councillor in 1992 and also received a 1992 Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law ( Hon DCL. ) City University London, and in 1995 the University of the West of England ( UWE). He was also the 1991-2009 President of the British - German Jurists Association and in 1992 was also a Fellow of Queen 's College, University of Oxford.

In 1995, his appointment as Lord Justice (Lord of Appeal in Ordinary) and thus with the title of Baron Hoffmann of Chedworth in the County of Gloucestershire member of the House of Lords because of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876., The office of Lord judge he practiced until 2009 and next to it is not settled since 1998 judge at the last instance Lichen Court of Appeal of Hong Kong (Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ). During this time he 2003 was a further honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire was awarded and he was also in 2006 a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

On 20 April 2009 he Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury succeeded as Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.