Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford,
KC (born 1 May 1940), is a British
hereditary peer and
King’s Counsel. He inherited the title of
Baron Gifford on the death of his father, the 5th Baron, in April 1961.
He was a co-founder of the North Kensington Neighbourhood Law Centre, Britain's first law centre. He founded Wellington Street Chambers and was its head for 15 years. He joined 8 King's Bench Walk in 1989 and has been head of Chambers since 2001. In 2006 his chambers relocated to 1 Mitre Court Buildings.[2]
He was chairman of the
Broadwater Farm inquiry and the Liverpool Eight inquiry, both of which investigated patterns of alleged racism and discrimination. He represented the family of James Wray at the
Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
Cases in which he has been engaged include appeals involving trade unions, libel, contract and tort as well as criminal law. In 1991, he set up a firm of attorneys in
Kingston, Jamaica, where he practises in civil and criminal law. He divides his practice between Jamaica and the UK.
He was a prominent member of the anti-apartheid group Lawyers Against Apartheid.[3]
Lord Gifford sat on the
Labour benches while in the House of Lords. The passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999 removed his automatic right to sit in parliament, and he was excluded on 11 November 1999.[4]
Reparations campaign
Gifford has campaigned in favour of
reparations for slavery.[5] He is a member of the Jamaican reparations commission and has said of the reparations issue: "I would like to see it approached on a Caribbean-wide basis."[6]
Family life
Lord Gifford married first on 22 March 1965 Katherine Ann Mundy, daughter of Dr Max Mundy of 75
Bedford Gardens, London.
They divorced in 1988 and had two children:
The Hon. Thomas Adam Gifford (born 1 December 1967)
The Hon. Polly Ann Gifford (born 31 March 1969)
Lord Gifford married secondly on 24 September 1988
Elean Roslyn Thomas, daughter of Right Reverend Bishop David Thomas of Kingston, Jamaica. They divorced and had one daughter:
The Hon. Sheba Chanel Gifford (born 1992)
Lord Gifford married Tina Natalia Goulbourne, daughter of Clement Nathaniel Goulbourne, on 11 April 1998.
Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed barony of greater precedence. ^* Also a Lord in the
Peerage of Scotland, ^• Also a Baron in the
Peerage of Ireland
Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford,
KC (born 1 May 1940), is a British
hereditary peer and
King’s Counsel. He inherited the title of
Baron Gifford on the death of his father, the 5th Baron, in April 1961.
He was a co-founder of the North Kensington Neighbourhood Law Centre, Britain's first law centre. He founded Wellington Street Chambers and was its head for 15 years. He joined 8 King's Bench Walk in 1989 and has been head of Chambers since 2001. In 2006 his chambers relocated to 1 Mitre Court Buildings.[2]
He was chairman of the
Broadwater Farm inquiry and the Liverpool Eight inquiry, both of which investigated patterns of alleged racism and discrimination. He represented the family of James Wray at the
Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
Cases in which he has been engaged include appeals involving trade unions, libel, contract and tort as well as criminal law. In 1991, he set up a firm of attorneys in
Kingston, Jamaica, where he practises in civil and criminal law. He divides his practice between Jamaica and the UK.
He was a prominent member of the anti-apartheid group Lawyers Against Apartheid.[3]
Lord Gifford sat on the
Labour benches while in the House of Lords. The passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999 removed his automatic right to sit in parliament, and he was excluded on 11 November 1999.[4]
Reparations campaign
Gifford has campaigned in favour of
reparations for slavery.[5] He is a member of the Jamaican reparations commission and has said of the reparations issue: "I would like to see it approached on a Caribbean-wide basis."[6]
Family life
Lord Gifford married first on 22 March 1965 Katherine Ann Mundy, daughter of Dr Max Mundy of 75
Bedford Gardens, London.
They divorced in 1988 and had two children:
The Hon. Thomas Adam Gifford (born 1 December 1967)
The Hon. Polly Ann Gifford (born 31 March 1969)
Lord Gifford married secondly on 24 September 1988
Elean Roslyn Thomas, daughter of Right Reverend Bishop David Thomas of Kingston, Jamaica. They divorced and had one daughter:
The Hon. Sheba Chanel Gifford (born 1992)
Lord Gifford married Tina Natalia Goulbourne, daughter of Clement Nathaniel Goulbourne, on 11 April 1998.
Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed barony of greater precedence. ^* Also a Lord in the
Peerage of Scotland, ^• Also a Baron in the
Peerage of Ireland