The Lord Diplock | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 30 September 1968 – 14 October 1985 | |
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office 1961 – 30 September 1968 | |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1956–1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William John Kenneth Diplock 8 December 1907 |
| Died | 14 October 1985 (aged 77) |
William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, PC (8 December 1907 – 14 October 1985) was a British barrister and judge who served as a lord of appeal in ordinary between 1968 and until his death in 1985. Appointed to the English High Court in 1956 and the Court of Appeal five years later, Diplock made important contributions to the development of constitutional and public law as well as many other legal fields. A frequent choice for governmental inquiries, he is also remembered for proposing the creation of the eponymous juryless Diplock courts. Of him, Lord Rawlinson of Ewell wrote that "to his generation Diplock was the quintessential man of the law".