Sir Robert Megarry | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor | |
| In office 12 January 1976 – 1 June 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Plowman |
| Succeeded by | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 2 October 1967 – 1 January 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1910 Croydon, Surrey |
| Died | 11 October 2006 (aged 96) London |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Sir Robert Edgar Megarry, PC, FBA (1 June 1910 – 11 October 2006) was an eminent British lawyer and judge. Originally a solicitor, he was requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as a legal academic. He later became a High Court judge and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division from 1976 to 1981. Afterwards he served as Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1985.
A prolific legal writer, he is known for such works as The Law of Real Property, Lectures on the Town and Country Planning Act 1947, and A Manual of the Law of Real Property, as well as a series of legal miscellanies.