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| − | '''Sir William Blair''' (born 31 March 1950) is a High Court Judge in England and Wales | + | '''Sir William Blair''' (born 31 March 1950) is a former High Court Judge in England and Wales (2008 to 2017). He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in domestic and international banking and finance law.<ref>''[https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/mr-justice-blair/ "Mr Justice Blair"]''</ref> |
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| + | Sir William's younger brother is the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2007/feb/17/uk.labour |title=Blair's brainy brother, in law |publisher=The Guardian |date=2007-02-17 |first=Clare |last=Dyer | location=London}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In March 2016, adjourning a case in London’s High Court over the leadership claims of two rival heads of the [[Libyan Investment Authority]], which controls [[Libya]]’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund,<ref>''[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-23/spare-a-thought-for-libya-s-67-billion-wealth-fund "Spare a Thought for Libya’s $67 Billion Wealth Fund"]''</ref> Judge Blair declared it would be premature to rule while moves were afoot to form a [[Government of National Accord]] in Libya.<ref>''[http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/3162845-battle-between-rival-chairmen-of-libyas-67-billion-fund-reaches-london-high-court/ "LIA leadership case adjourned, judge says premature to rule"]''</ref> | ||
| − | Sir William | + | Sir William Blair retired as a High Court Judge on 1 December 2017 to take up a position as Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at Queen Mary College, [[University of London]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/high-court-retirement-of-the-honourable-sir-william-james-lynton-blair/ | title=High Court: Retirement of the Honourable Sir William James Lynton Blair}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/hss/200563.html "Sir William Blair appointed as Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at Queen Mary"]''</ref> |
| − | In | + | In 2018, he was appointed to sit part-time as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong<ref>''[https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20182209/egn201822091375.pdf "G.N. 1375"]'' Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 9, Vol. 22, 2 March 2018)</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:58, 8 June 2019
 Sir William Blair     (Judge, Lawyer, professor) | |
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| Born | William James Lynton Blair 31 March 1950 Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Oxford University/Balliol College, Inns of Court School of Law |
Sir William Blair (born 31 March 1950) is a former High Court Judge in England and Wales (2008 to 2017). He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in domestic and international banking and finance law.[1]
Sir William's younger brother is the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[2]
In March 2016, adjourning a case in London’s High Court over the leadership claims of two rival heads of the Libyan Investment Authority, which controls Libya’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund,[3] Judge Blair declared it would be premature to rule while moves were afoot to form a Government of National Accord in Libya.[4]
Sir William Blair retired as a High Court Judge on 1 December 2017 to take up a position as Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at Queen Mary College, University of London.[5][6]
In 2018, he was appointed to sit part-time as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong[7]
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References
- ↑ "Mr Justice Blair"
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- ↑ "LIA leadership case adjourned, judge says premature to rule"
- ↑ "High Court: Retirement of the Honourable Sir William James Lynton Blair".Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Sir William Blair appointed as Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at Queen Mary"
- ↑ "G.N. 1375" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 9, Vol. 22, 2 March 2018)
