Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer (born 30 January 1944) is a former judge of the English Court of Appeal; he retired in 2014.
Education
He was educated at Dulwich College from 1954 to 1962 [1] and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Legal career
Rimer was called to the bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1968 and made a Bencher in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 3 October 1994 [2] and was assigned to the Chancery Division. On 1 October 2007, he became a Lord Justice of Appeal, [3] on the retirement of Robin Auld. [4] He retired on 7 October 2014. [5]
Cases
- Hunter v Moss [1994] 1 WLR 452 (overturned on reasoning)
- Gencor ACP Ltd v Dalby [2000] 2 BCLC 734
- Sinclair Investment Holdings SA v Versailles Trade Finance (No. 3) [2007] EWHC 915
- Consistent Group Ltd v Kalwak [2008] EWCA Civ 430 (reversed by Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher [2011] UKSC 41)
- Moore Stephens v Stone Rolls Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 644
- Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 183 (overturned)
- Re Sigma Finance Corporation [2008] EWCA Civ 1303
- Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 361
- O'Donnell v Shanahan [2009] EWCA Civ 751
- Williams v British Airways plc [2009] EWCA Civ 281 (overturned)
- Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Alemo-Herron [2010] EWCA Civ 24
- Jones v Kernott [2010] EWCA Civ 578 (overturned)
- Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Banerjee [2011] 1 WLR 702
- Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest [2012] EWCA Civ 1395 (overturned)
- Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47 (overturned)
- Home Office v Essop [2017] UKSC 27 (overturned)
Arms
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References
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^
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from
the original (PDF) on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "No. 53811". The London Gazette. 6 October 1994. p. 14001.
- ^ "No. 58479". The London Gazette. 12 October 2007. p. 14783.
- ^ "Colin Rimer appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Rimer
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ed10 Rimer, C". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
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Sir Colin Percy Farquharson Rimer (born 30 January 1944) is a former judge of the English Court of Appeal; he retired in 2014.
Education
He was educated at Dulwich College from 1954 to 1962 [1] and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Legal career
Rimer was called to the bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1968 and made a Bencher in 1994. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court on 3 October 1994 [2] and was assigned to the Chancery Division. On 1 October 2007, he became a Lord Justice of Appeal, [3] on the retirement of Robin Auld. [4] He retired on 7 October 2014. [5]
Cases
- Hunter v Moss [1994] 1 WLR 452 (overturned on reasoning)
- Gencor ACP Ltd v Dalby [2000] 2 BCLC 734
- Sinclair Investment Holdings SA v Versailles Trade Finance (No. 3) [2007] EWHC 915
- Consistent Group Ltd v Kalwak [2008] EWCA Civ 430 (reversed by Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher [2011] UKSC 41)
- Moore Stephens v Stone Rolls Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 644
- Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 183 (overturned)
- Re Sigma Finance Corporation [2008] EWCA Civ 1303
- Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Annabel’s (Berkeley Square) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 361
- O'Donnell v Shanahan [2009] EWCA Civ 751
- Williams v British Airways plc [2009] EWCA Civ 281 (overturned)
- Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Alemo-Herron [2010] EWCA Civ 24
- Jones v Kernott [2010] EWCA Civ 578 (overturned)
- Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Banerjee [2011] 1 WLR 702
- Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest [2012] EWCA Civ 1395 (overturned)
- Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47 (overturned)
- Home Office v Essop [2017] UKSC 27 (overturned)
Arms
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References
-
^
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from
the original (PDF) on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ "No. 53811". The London Gazette. 6 October 1994. p. 14001.
- ^ "No. 58479". The London Gazette. 12 October 2007. p. 14783.
- ^ "Colin Rimer appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ Court of Appeal: Retirement of Lord Justice Rimer
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Ed10 Rimer, C". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
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