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Stephen Sedley

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe

Sir Stephen John Sedley served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales from 1999 to 2011, following his appointment as a High Court judge in 1992 and earlier practice at the Cloisters chambers after being called to the bar in 1964. He is recognized for advancing administrative law and judicial review, championing legitimate expectation as a ground for review and a duty on public bodies to give reasons, and for contributions recognizing privacy as a human right as well as to employment, immigration, and free speech law. After retiring from the bench he became a visiting professor at Oxford.

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Role
Lawyer 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
British 1
Born
1939 2
Birth Date
1939-10-09 2
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Field of Law
Administrative Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
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1. Stephen Sedley (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He worked as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales from 1999 to 2011 and was a visiting professor at the University of Oxford from 2011 to 2015.
  • Introduction, role
    Stephen John Sedley is a British lawyer.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Stephen John Sedley is a British lawyer.
  • Entity description, field of law
    He is recognized for advancing administrative law and judicial review, championing legitimate expectation as a ground for review and a duty on public bodies to give reasons, and for contributions recognizing privacy as a human right as well as to employment, immigration, and free speech law.
  • Member Of: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Lead section
    He worked as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales from 1999 to 2011 and was a visiting professor at the University of Oxford from 2011 to 2015.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United Kingdom, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a British lawyer
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2. Wikidata: Stephen Sedley
  • Wikidata Q7610493, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1939
  • Wikidata Q7610493, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1939-10-09
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