Sir Christopher Stephen Thomas Jonathan Thayer Staughton, PC (24 May 1933 – 15 October 2014) was an English

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and judge, who sat as a justice of the

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and President of the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar.

Biography

Staughton was the son of an Australian father (making Staughton a great-great-grandson of Simon Staughton) and of a Canadian mother, who separated when he was a child, as a result of which he was made a ward of court. He was educated at

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and

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, where he graduated with first-class honours in law in 1956. Staughton specialised in commercial law, most notably appearing in ''

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''. He served as a Recorder in the

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between being appointed to the High Court of Justice in 1981. In 1987 he was appointed to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, where he sat until 1997. From 2005 to 2006, he served as President of the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar. Staughton died at Sarratt,

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on 15 October 2014, aged 81.Notice of death of Sir Christopher Staughton
announcements.telegraph.co.uk; accessed 21 October 2014.

Judgments

*'' Nestle v National Westminster Bank plc''

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EWCA Civ 12, 9931 WLR 1260 -

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case concerning the duty of care when a trustee is making an investment. *'' Boyo v London Borough of Lambeth'' 994ICR 727 -

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case, concerning wrongful dismissal. *'' Wheeler v JJ Saunders Ltd'' 994EWCA Civ 32 - case on

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which amended the precedent set by '' Gillingham Borough Council v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd''. *'' Macmillan Inc v Bishopsgate Investment Trust plc (No 3)''

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WLR 387 - situs and priority of claims to foreign shares. *'' Mothew v Bristol & West Building Society'' 998EWCA Civ 533, 998Ch 1 - leading English fiduciary law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor's

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and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties; Staughton concurring with Millett LJ *'' Petraco (Bermuda) Ltd v Petromed International'' - explains what guidelines should be applied by a High Court judge when deciding whether or not to grant an appeal after arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1979.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Staughton, Christopher 1933 births 2014 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Queen's Bench Division judges People from Hertfordshire Knights Bachelor Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Place of birth missing Lord justices of appeal British people of Australian descent British people of Canadian descent