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James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin, PC, FBA (28 November 1867 – 25 June 1944), commonly known as Dick Atkin, was an Australian-born British judge, who served as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death in 1944.
James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin of Averdovey (1867 - 1944) James Richard ("Dick") Atkin is the most well-known today of the early Commercial Court Judges, widely credited as the main creator of the modern law of tort and as one of the great common law jurists of the 20th Century.
After more than twenty years practice as a barrister, Atkin became a judge of the King's Bench division of the High Court in 1913 and was awarded a knighthood. In 1919, he was appointed Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council, and finally in 1928 he became Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created Baron Atkin of Aberdovey.
Born 28 November 1867, in Brisbane, Australia, eldest son of Robert Travers Atkin of Fernhill, co. Cork, a member of the Queensland senate. He was educated at Christ College, Brecon, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was made hon. Fellow in 1924.
Creator Name: Atkin; James Richard (1867-1944); Baron Atkin of Aberdovey; Administrative or Biographical History: Atkin was born on 28 November 1867 in Queensland, Australia, and brought up in Wales.
One of the most famous English judges of the 20th century was James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin of Aberdovey. His two most celebrated judgments in the House of Lords have lost none of their importance at the beginning of the 2 st century. Each deal with hotly debated legal issues in Australia today: the law of negligence and internal security.
25 de jun. de 2023 · James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin, PC, FBA (28 November 1867 – 25 June 1944), commonly known as Dick Atkin, was an Australian-born British judge, who served as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death in 1944.
