William Blair
 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 |
| Parents | • Leo Blair • Hazel Corscadden |
Older brother of Tony Blair, a former High Court Judge and Queen's Counsel.
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Sir William Blair is a former UK High Court Judge (2008 to 2017). He was previously a Queen's Counsel, specialising in domestic and international banking and finance law.[1]
Background
Sir William's younger brother is the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[2]
Career
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]
References
- ↑ "Mr Justice Blair"
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- ↑ "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)
