Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:50:11 +0100

From: Hector MacQueen

Subject: Sir Robert Megarry

The Times obit was rather good, but disappointingly didn't mention either Coco v Clark or Ross v Caunters which are surely among Megarry's more distinctive claims to fame. Also, I have a memory of a story told to me long ago by the late Alf Donaldson, former Parliamentary draftsman at Stormont and a younger contemporary of Megarry in Northern Ireland, that Megarry got a pass or fourth class degree. The Times rather glosses over his student career, and I wonder if anyone can confirm the truth or otherwise of the story.

Hector

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Hector L MacQueen
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Quoting Charles Mitchell:

Members of the RDG and ODG may both want to know that Sir Robert Megarry has died, aged 96. There are obituaries here and here.

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