Background
Thum, Maximilien John Alexandre was born on February 15, 1933 in Woodford, Essex, England. Son of Maximilien Francois and Kathleen Isabel Thum.
Thum, Maximilien John Alexandre was born on February 15, 1933 in Woodford, Essex, England. Son of Maximilien Francois and Kathleen Isabel Thum.
Solicitor, Law Society College Law, 1955.
Solicitor's trainee, Cyril Grant Maby, also Lewis and Gisborne & Company, London, 1950-1955; advocate and solicitor, Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore, 1957-1960; lecturer in law, Singapore Polytechnic, 1959-1960; assistant solicitor, Law Society (Professional Ethics), London, 1961; partner, Sharpe Pritchard & Company, London, 1961-1966; senior litigation partner, Ashurst Morris Crisp, London, 1966-1993; consultant, Ashurst Morris Crisp, London, 1993-1995; sole practitioner, Max Thum, Solicitor, Mattingley, England, since 1993.
Commissioned pilot officer Royal Air Force, 1955-1957. Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member Law Society England and Wales, International Bar Association, American Bar Association (associate) International Association Defense Counsel, London International Court of Arbitration, Royal Automobile Club (London).
Married Freda Thum, February 15, 1958 (divorced November 1980). Children: Nicolas, Jonathan, Annabel. Married Valerie Weston, February 25, 1982.