Sir Christopher John Slade (2 June 1927 – 7 February 2022) was a British judge who was a

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from 1982 to 1991.

Personal life

His father was George Penkivil Slade. He had two brothers (

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and Julian), as well as a sister. Slade was educated at

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, and was awarded the Eldon Scholarship.

Marriage

He married Jane Buckley in 1958. The couple had four children, Lucinda (born 1959), Victoria (born 1962), Richard (born 1963) and Amelia (born 1966).

Death

Slade died on 7 February 2022, at the age of 94.

Judicial decisions

Important judicial decisions of Lord Justice Slade include: * '' Re Bond Worth Ltd'' * '' Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd v Borden Inc'' * '' Adams v Cape Industries plc'' * '' Street v Mountford'' * '' Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA v Aboody'' * '' Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd v British Steel Corp'' * '' Phillips Products Ltd v Hyland and Hamstead Plant Hire Co Ltd'' * '' Aveling Barford Ltd v Perion Ltd'' * '' Mikeover Ltd v Brady'' * ''Powell v McFarlane'' * '' Winkworth v Christie Manson and Woods Ltd''

References

1927 births 2022 deaths Alumni of New College, Oxford Attorneys-General of the Duchy of Lancaster 20th-century English judges Knights Bachelor Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom {{UK-law-bio-stub