Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden Explained

Arthur Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden (23 January 1955^[1] – 17 April 2019^[2]) was a British solicitor.^[3] He specialised in court-martial law, and using the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to contain and curtail protest involving, amongst other matters, anti-corporate groups.^[4] He acted in numerous cases involving animal rights groups,^{[5] [6]} environmentalists,^[7] and anti-militarist groups.^[8]

Timothy ("Tim") Lawson-Cruttenden was born in Hendon (North London).^{[9] [10]} His father, most commonly known as Roy Cruttenden (1925–2019), was an Olympic long jumper.^[11] His mother, born Phyllis May Watkins, was a PE teacher.^[10] Tim Lawson-Cruttenden attended Harrow School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was a British Army Lieutenant in the Blues and Royals and an honorary legal advisor to the Regiment.

He was the secretary of the Old Harrovian Law Society and was one of the founding members of the Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates and its chairman from 2007.

He died by drowning while "body surfing" off the coast of Gibraltar in 2019.^[2] An obituary appeared in The Times.^[10]

Books

• Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden and Neil Addison (1997), Blackstone's Guide to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, Blackstone Press,
• Neil Addison and Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden (1997), Harassment Law & Practice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index entry. May 11, 2014. FreeBMD. ONS.
2. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-lawyer-stars-dies-tragic-14395634 Lawyer to the stars dies in tragic body surfing accident in Gibraltar
3. Web site: Arthur Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden - The Law Society. solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk.
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2007/10/26/south_solictor_stalking_s12_w7_feature.shtml The solicitor protestors love to hate
5. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/nov/10/research.highereducation Oxford wins extension to animal rights injunction
6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1471769/Oxford-seeks-animal-rights-ban.html Oxford seeks animal rights ban
7. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/dec/23/activists-conservation-police Otter-spotting and birdwatching: the dark heart of the eco-terrorist peril
8. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/27/high-court-injunctions-protests High court injunction – the weapon of choice to slap down protests
9. Web site: Index entry. 17 October 2019 . FreeBMD . ONS.
10. Web site: Tim Lawson-Cruttenden obituary. . 9 May 2019. Lawyer who represented punk’s most subversive figures including Johnny Rotten before changing sides and ‘criminalising protest’. 17 October 2019.
11. Web site: Olympian Roy Cruttenden death. 7 June 2019. Melanie Anning . Sussex County Amateur Athletic Association. 17 October 2019.