Sir Richard Joseph Buxton, PC (born 13 July 1938) is a British judge and former

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. He was appointed to the

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on 11 January 1994, serving in the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed to the

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on 1 October 1997. He retired on 30 September 2008. From 19 May 1991 to 4 November 1996 he was a director of the Blenheim Court Residents Company (Woodstock). He was also a director of The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales from 20 September 1993 to 7 July 2008. He is an honorary member of the Society of Legal Scholars and an honorary fellow of

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Legal cases

In April 2011 he ruled on a dispute between the

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and the parents of Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. He criticised both parties for failing to resolve the issues between themselves and for bringing a case that was a drain on public resources. In December 2011 he refused an application for appeal from the

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over a libel case involving

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