Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen

The Right Honourable
The Lord Neill of Bladen
QC
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
In office
1985–1989
Chancellor The Earl of Stockton
The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Warnock
Succeeded by Sir Richard Southwood
Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
In office
1977–1995
Preceded by John Hanbury Angus Sparrow
Succeeded by John Davis
Personal details
Born Francis Patrick Neill
(1926-08-08)8 August 1926
Died 28 May 2016(2016-05-28) (aged 89)
Nationality British
Political party Crossbencher
Spouse(s) Caroline Susan Debenham
Children 6
Education Highgate School
Alma mater University of Oxford

Francis Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen, QC (8 August 1926 – 28 May 2016) was a British barrister and cross bench member of the House of Lords.

Early life and education

A son of Sir Thomas Neill, Patrick Neill was educated at Highgate School and Magdalen College, Oxford.

He became a barrister in 1951 and took silk in 1966. After heading One Hare Court, he became head of chambers of Serle Court, in Lincoln's Inn when the two merged in 1999.[1] Lord Neill left Serle Court in 2008 to join his elder brother Sir Brian Neill, a former Court of Appeal judge, at 20 Essex Street.[2]

University of Oxford

He was Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, from 1977 until 1995, and an Honorary Fellow since 1995. He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1985 till 1989,[3] and played a major part in the University's decision to undertake The Campaign for Oxford. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the University of Oxford Chancellor election, 2003.

Family life

In 1954 he married Caroline Susan Debenham, daughter of Sir Piers Kenrick Debenham.[4] They had six children:

He died in May 2016 at the age of 89.[6]

Honours and styles

Honours

Having been knighted in 1983,[7] Neill was made a Life Peer as Baron Neill of Bladen, of Briantspuddle in the County of Dorset, on 28 November 1997.[8] He sat in the House of Lords as a crossbencher until 18 May 2016, at which point he ceased to be a member pursuant to section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, having failed to attend during the whole of the 2015–16 session without being on leave of absence.[9]

Styles of address

  • 1926–1966: Mr Patrick Neill
  • 1966–1983: Mr Patrick Neill QC
  • 1983–1997: Sir Patrick Neill QC
  • 1997–2016: The Rt Hon. The Lord Neill of Bladen QC

References

  1. ↑ "One Hare Court and Serle Court merge". The Lawyer. 1999.
  2. ↑ "New Head of Chambers". Serle Court. 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Times, 26 April 1954, page 8.
  5. ↑ The Times, 16 July 1996, page 18.
  6. ↑ "Lord Neill of Bladen". Daily Telegraph. 2016.
  7. ↑ "No. 49575". The London Gazette. 20 December 1983. p. 16802.
  8. ↑ "No. 54967". The London Gazette. 3 December 1997. p. 13561.
  9. ↑ "Four absent peers cease to be House of Lords members". BBC News. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
Media offices
Preceded by
Hartley Shawcross		 Chairman of the Press Council
1978–1983		 Succeeded by
Zelman Cowen
Academic offices
Preceded by
John Hanbury Angus Sparrow		 Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
1977–1995		 Succeeded by
John Davis
Preceded by
Geoffrey Warnock		 Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1985–1989		 Succeeded by
Richard Southwood
Government offices
Preceded by
The Lord Nolan		 Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
Sir Nigel Wicks
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