Jonathan Parker
Sir Jonathan Frederic Parker (born 8 December 1937) is a retired British Lord Justice of Appeal. He now works as a mediator.[3]
Sir Jonathan Parker | |
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| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 2000–2007 | |
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| Born | Jonathan Frederic Parker 8 December 1937[1] Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England[2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Maria-Belen Burns ( m. 1967) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Education
Sir Jonathan was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, the son of Sir Edmund Parker CBE (1908–1981) and Elizabeth Mary Butterfield (died 1984). His father was a distinguished accountant who was senior partner of Price Waterhouse & Co. and president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales from 1967–68.[4] He was educated at Winchester College and then Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
He was called to the Bar in 1962. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel in 1979. He became a Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1985, and served as head of chambers at 11 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn.
He became a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division in 1991 when he received the customary knighthood. He then became a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2000, whereupon he was appointed to the Privy Council in the usual way. He retired from the bench in 2007.[3]
He also served as the Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1989 to 1991 and as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster from 1994 to 1998.[3]
Judicial decisions
As a Lord Justice of Appeal and as a judge at first instance, Sir Jonathan Parker was involved a number of important judicial decisions, including:
- In Plus Group Ltd v Pyke [2002] EWCA Civ 370
- Kaur v MG Rover Group Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 1507
- Re Barings plc (No 5) [1999] 1 BCLC 433 (High Court)
- Oldham v Kyrris [2003] EWCA Civ 1506
- Green v Lord Somerleyton [2003] EWCA Civ 198
- Murad v Al-Saraj [2005] EWCA Civ 959
- Regentcrest plc v Cohen [2001] 2 BCLC 80
- Rock (Nominees) Ltd v RCO Holdings Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 118
- Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424
- Royal Trust Bank v National Westminster Bank plc (High Court)
- Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1989] 1 WLR 1340 (Court of Appeal)
- Re Spectrum Plus Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 670 (Court of Appeal)
Personal life
Sir Jonathan is married to Maria-Belen Burns, daughter of publisher Thomas Ferrier Burns OBE. He and Lady Parker have three sons: James (born 1968), Oliver (born 1969), and Peter (born 1971), and a daughter, Clare (born 1972).[1]
References
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3061. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- "Sir Jonathan Parker". Serle Court. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Obituary: Sir Edmund Parker". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 28 March 1981. p. 14.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Donald Rattee |
Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster 1989 - 1991 |
Succeeded by Dame Mary Arden |
| Preceded by Sir Andrew Morritt |
Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster 1994 - 1998 |
Succeeded by Sir William Blackburne |