Philip Otton Explained

Sir Philip Otton
Office:	Lord Justice of Appeal
Office1:	Justice of the High Court
Term Start:	1995
Termstart1:	1983
Term End:	2001
Termend1:	1995
Honorific Prefix:	The Right Honourable

Sir Philip Howard Otton (born 28 May 1933), styled The Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal (1995–2001).^[1]

Career

Otton was educated at the University of Birmingham (LLB). In 1983, he was approved as a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1995.^[1] In 2004, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal in Gibraltar.^[2] He was judge of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court from 2007 to 2011.^[1]

Judgments

• Mothew v Bristol & West Building Society [1998] EWCA Civ 533, [1998] Ch 1 - leading English fiduciary law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor's duty of care and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties; Otton concurring with Millett LJ

Awards and honours

Otton was awarded the Coventry Award of Merit in 2002.^[3] He holds honorary degrees from Nottingham Trent University, the University of Essex and the University of Birmingham.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philip (Howard) OTTON. Debrett's. 6 August 2014.
2. Web site: Sir Philip Otton. 20 Essex Street. 6 August 2014.
3. News: City honours more special people. 8 August 2014. Coventry Telegraph. 13 April 2002.