Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford

Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford, QC (born 1 May 1940) is a British hereditary peer and senior barrister. He inherited the title of 6th Lord Gifford on the death of his father, the 5th Lord Gifford, in April 1961.[1]

Biography

Lord Gifford was educated at Winchester College and King's College, Cambridge, was called to the Bar in 1962 and took silk in 1983.[2]

He was a co-founder of the North Kensington Neighbourhood Law Centre, Britain’s first law centre. He founded Wellington Street Chambers and was its head for 15 years. He joined 8 King’s Bench Walk in 1989 and has been head of Chambers since 2001. In 2006 his chambers relocated to 1 Mitre Court Buildings.[3]

He was Counsel for Paul Hill in the Guildford Four appeals and for Gerry Hunter in the Birmingham Six Appeals.[2]

He was chairman of the Broadwater Farm Inquiry and the Liverpool Eight Inquiry, both of which investigated patterns of alleged racism and discrimination. He represented the family of James Wray at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.

Cases in which he has been engaged include appeals involving trade unions, libel, contract and tort as well as criminal law.

In 1991, set up a firm of attorneys in Kingston, Jamaica, where he practises in civil and criminal law. He divides his practice between Jamaica and the UK.

He was a prominent member of the anti-apartheid group, Lawyers Against Apartheid[4]

Reparations campaign

Gifford has campaigned in favour of reparations for slavery.[5] He is a member of the Jamaican reparations commission and has said of the reparations issue: "I would like to see it approached on a Caribbean-wide basis."[6]

Family life

Lord Gifford married first on 22 March 1965 Katherine Ann Mundy daughter of Dr Max Mundy of 75 Bedford Gardens London. They divorced in 1988 and had two children

Lord Gifford married secondly on 24 September 1988 Elean Roslyn Thomas daughter of Right Reverend Bishop David Thomas of Kingston,Jamaica. They divorced and had one daughter

Lord Gifford married thirdly 1998 Tina Natalia Goulborn of Kingston, Jamaica

Publications

Title and style

Coat of arms

Arms of Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford
Notes
Coat of arms of the Gifford family
Coronet
A coronet of a Baron
Crest
A Panther's Head couped at the neck and affrontée between two Branches of Oak proper
Escutcheon
Azure a Chevron between three Stirrups with Leathers Or within a Bordure engrailed Argent pellety
Supporters
Dexter: a Bay Horse proper charged on the shoulder with a Portcullis Or; Sinister: a Greyhound Argent charged on the body with three Ermine Spots
Motto
Non Sine Numine (Not without God's assistance)

References

  1. ↑ thePeerage.com - Person Page 7943
  2. 1 2 GIFFORD, Lord Anthony Maurice QC. Havers.
  3. ↑ 1 Mitre Court Buildings.
  4. ↑ http://www.aamarchives.org/who-was-involved/professional-groups.html
  5. ↑ "The legal basis of the claim for Reparations". A paper presented to the First Pan-African Congress on Reparations, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 27-29 April 1993.
  6. ↑ David McFadden, "Jamaica revives slavery reparations commission", The Guardian, 1 November 2012.
  7. ↑ The Passionate Advocate, Wildy & Sons Ltd.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Gifford		 Baron Gifford
1961–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Thomas Gifford
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