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William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock (
8 December 1907–
14 October 1985) was an English
judge and
Law Lord.
Early life
Born the son of a
Croydon solicitor, he attended
Whitgift School and
University College,
Oxford, where he was later to become an Honorary Fellow.
Career
He became a
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in
1968 and was elevated as a
life peer with the title
Baron Diplock, of Wansford in the County of
Huntingdonshire to the
House of Lords.
As Lord Diplock, he chaired a commission set up in
1972 to consider legal measures against
terrorism in
Northern Ireland, which led to the establishment of the
juryless
Diplock courts with which his name is now associated.
Contributions to Legal Thought
He made many contributions to legal thought and pushed the law in new and unique directions.
The current typology of grounds for judicial review is due to Lord Diplock.
Famous judgments
Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
[1985] AC 374
Whitehouse v Lemon; Whitehouse v Gay News Ltd [1979] 2 WLR 281
O'Reilly v Mackman [1983] 2 AC 237Further Information
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