Education
He studied at Winchester College at New College, Oxford.
He studied at Winchester College at New College, Oxford.
He served briefly in World World War II from 1943 aboard the Destroyer, HMS Tyrian, in the Far East. He took Silk in 1965, and was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, in 1979. Lord Justice Dillon"s reported cases include:
Hunter v Moss
Interfoto Picture Library Limited v Stiletto Visual Programmes Limited
Rhythm & Blues Customs Brokers Limited v United Dominions Trust Limited
Notcutt v Universal Equipment Company (London) Limited
Barlow Clowes International Limited v Vaughan
Powdrill v Watson
Re Sevenoaks Stationers (Retail) Limited
Harris v Goddard
Bishopsgate Investment Management Limited v Homan
Abbey National Building Society v Cann
Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Company v Multinational Gas and Petrochemical Services Limited
Alec Lobb (Garages) Limited v Total Oil (Great Britain) Limited.
He was called to the Bar as a member of Lincoln"s Inn in 1948. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1982 (when he also became a member of the Privy Council), and retired in 1994.