Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann

The Lord Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 2018
Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
10 January 2007 – 21 April 2009
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead
Succeeded byThe Lord Hope of Craighead
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
21 February 1995 – 21 April 2009
Succeeded byThe Lord Collins of Mapesbury
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Assumed office
12 January 1998
Appointed byTung Chee-hwa
Personal details
Born
Leonard Hubert Hoffmann

(1934-05-08) 8 May 1934 (age 90)
Cape Town, Union of South Africa
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Gillian, Lady Hoffmann
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationJurist
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHoh Fuh Mìhng
JyutpingHo6 Fu6 Ming4

Leonard Hubert "Lennie"[1][2][3] Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann GBS PC (born 8 May 1934) is a senior South African–British judge. Currently, he serves as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong; he formerly served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009.

Well known for his lively decisions and willingness to break with convention, he has had an especially large impact on the interpretation of contracts, shareholder actions in UK company law, in restricting tort liability for public authorities, human rights and intellectual property law, in particular patents.

  1. ^ Sengupta, Kim (18 December 1998). "How Hoffmann's halo slipped". The Independent.
  2. ^ "Lord Hoffmann: A conservative liberal". BBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Birthdays today". The Telegraph. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014. Lord Hoffmann, a former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 79