James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin, known from 1913 to 1919 as Sir Richard Atkin and also called Dick Atkin, lived from 1867 to 1944 and was an Australian-British barrister who served as a judge of the King's Bench division of the High Court of Justice, a justice of the Court of Appeal, and finally as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death. He is especially remembered as the judge who gave the leading judgment in the 1932 case Donoghue v Stevenson, which established the modern law of negligence in the United Kingdom and, indirectly, in most of the common law world.
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RoleLord of Appeal in Ordinary, House of Lords, 6 February 1928 to 25 June 1944; Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, 7 March 1919 to 6 February 1928; Judge of the King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice, 30 May 1913 to 7 March 1919. Gave the leading judgement in Donoghue v Stevenson (1932), establishing the modern law of negligence. 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceBrisbane, Colony of Queensland, Australia 1 Place of Death Classification
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He gave the leading judgement in Donoghue v Stevenson (1932), which established the modern law of negligence.
Atkin was an Australian-British barrister who served as a judge of the King's Bench division of the High Court of Justice, a justice of the Court of Appeal, and finally as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death in 1944. He is especially remembered as the judge who gave the leading judgement in the 1932 case Donoghue v Stevenson, which established the modern law of negligence in the UK and indirectly in most of the common law world.
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known from 1913 to 1919 as Sir Richard Atkin and also called Dick Atkin
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Brisbane, Queensland
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Aberdyfi, Wales
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term_start2 = 30 May 1913 | term_end2 = 7 March 1919 | term_start1 = 7 March 1919 | term_end1 = 6 February 1928 | term_start = 6 February 1928 | term_end = 25 June 1944
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Work at the King's Bench involved him in criminal cases, which had been outside his experience as an advocate, but he established a high reputation as a criminal judge.
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James Richard Atkin, Baron Atkin, (28 November 1867 - 25 June 1944), known from 1913 to 1928 as Sir Richard Atkin and also called Dick Atkin, was an Australian-British barrister who served as a judge of the King's Bench division of the High Court of Justice, a justice of the Court of Appeal, and finally as a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1928 until his death in 1944.
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