The Rt Hon the Lord Steyn, PC's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Johan Steyn
- Sex
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Male
- Decorations
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kt (1985), PC (1992)
- Date of Birth
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15/8/1932
- Foretitle(s)
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Baron (Life Peer UK 1995), of Swafield in the County of Norfolk; Sir
- Surname
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STEYN
- Style
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The Rt Hon the Lord Steyn, PC
The Rt Hon the Lord Steyn, PC's Professional Career
- Career
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barr South Africa 1958-73 (sr counsel), barr England 1973-, QC 1979, bencher Lincoln's Inn 1985, judge of the High Court of Justice (Commercial Court) 1985-91, Supreme Court Rule Ctee 1985-89, presiding judge Northern Circuit 1989-91, Lord Justice of Appeal 1992-95, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1995-2005, memb Essex Court Chambers 2005-; chm: Race Rels Ctee of Bar 1987-88, Departmental Advsy Ctee on Arbitration Law 1990-94, Lord Chllr's Advsy Ctee on Legal Educn and Conduct 1994-96, Cncl Justice 2005-; hon memb: American Law Inst 1999, Soc of Legal Scholars 2002; Hon LLD: Queen Mary & Westfield Coll London 1993-94, UEA 1998; hon fell UCL 2005
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