Irvine Goulding
Sir Ernest Irvine Goulding (1 May 1910 - 13 January 2000)[1][2] was an English barrister and High Court judge between 1971 and 1985. He was one of the first members of Wilberforce Chambers.[3]
Goulding was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School[1] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[1]
Important decisions which Goulding J handed down included:
- Patel v Ali [1985] Ch 283 - on specific performance for breach of contract
- Sky Petroleum Ltd v VIP Petroleum Ltd [1974] 1 WLR 576 – also on specific performance
- Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York v Rank Organisation Ltd [1985] BCLC 11 – on unfair prejudice
- Chase Manhattan Bank NA v Israel-British Bank (London) Ltd [1981] Ch 105 – arguable his most famous decision, on tracing through international bank settlement systems – the decision has been subject to "sustained, authoritative criticism."[4]
- Oppenheimer v Cattermole [1976] AC 249 - Goulding J had to decide whether a Nazi-era law expropriating Jewish property should be recognised; his refusal to recognise it was upheld by the House of Lords
- Hodgson v National and Local Government Officers Association [1972] 1 WLR 130 – concerning the governance of trade unions.
- Berry v Warnett (Inspector of Taxes) [1978] 1 WLR 957 - concerning tax avoidance.
- Schemmer v Property Resources Ltd [1975] Ch 273 - on recognition of a foreign receivership order.
He was father to Sir Marrack Goulding, the diplomat.[5][6]
Footnotes
- https://www.society.caths.cam.ac.uk/Public_Magazines/2000r.pdf
- "Obits in the British press - 24 Jan 2000". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "Our History". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- E.P. Ellinger; E. Lomnicka; C. Hare (2011). Ellinger's Modern Banking Law (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 556. ISBN 978-019-923209-3.
- Publications, Europa (2003). Who Was Who?. ISBN 9781857432176. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Sir Marrack Goulding, 1936-2010". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd28 Goulding, E". Baz Manning. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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