Sir William Wade | |
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| Born | Henry William Rawson Wade (1918-01-16)16 January 1918 |
| Died | 12 March 2004(2004-03-12) (aged 86) |
| Other names | HWR Wade |
| Education | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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| Children | 2 sons |
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| Fields | Constitutional law,United Kingdom administrative law |
Sir Henry William Rawson WadeQC FBA (16 January 1918 – 12 March 2004)[2] was a British academic lawyer, best known for his work on thelaw of real property andadministrative law.[3]
Wade was educated atShrewsbury School and atGonville and Caius College, Cambridge. After a fellowship atHarvard University, he began his career as a civil servant in theTreasury, before being elected to a fellowship atTrinity College, Cambridge in 1946. From 1961 to 1976, he was Professor of English Law at theUniversity of Oxford and a fellow ofSt John's College, Oxford, and from 1978 to 1982Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at theUniversity of Cambridge; from 1976 to 1988, he was Master ofGonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He held the degrees ofMA andLLD, and the honorary degree ofLittD from the University of Cambridge.
In 1985, he gave evidence for the defence at the trial ofClive Ponting for an alleged breach of theOfficial Secrets Act for revealing details of the conduct of theFalklands War, at which Ponting was acquitted.[4]
He believed and first proposed that the "Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are delegated, not primary, legislation".[2][5]
Wade was an oarsman, mountaineer and a keen gardener in latter years.[6]
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| Preceded by | Master ofGonville and Caius College 1976–1988 | Succeeded by |
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