Brian Dillon (judge)
Sir George Brian Hugh Dillon (2 October 1925 – 22 June 2003), usually known as Brian Dillon, was a British judge who sat on the Court of Appeal.
He studied at Winchester College at New College, Oxford.
He served briefly in World War II from 1943 aboard the Destroyer, HMS Tyrian, in the Far East.
He was called to the Bar as a member of Lincoln's Inn in 1948. He took Silk in 1965, and was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, in 1979. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1982 (when he also became a member of the Privy Council), and retired in 1994.
Reported cases
Lord Justice Dillon's reported cases include:
- Hunter v Moss
- Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd
- R&B Customs Brokers Ltd v United Dominions Trust Ltd
- Notcutt v Universal Equipment Co (London) Ltd
- Barlow Clowes International Ltd v Vaughan
- Powdrill v Watson
- Re Sevenoaks Stationers (Retail) Ltd
- Harris v Goddard
- Bishopsgate Investment Management Ltd v Homan
- Abbey National Building Society v Cann
- Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Co v Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Services Ltd
- Alec Lobb (Garages) Ltd v Total Oil (Great Britain) Ltd
Family
Sir Brian married once, in 1954, to Alison Lane, with whom he had two sons and two daughters.
References
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