Irvine Goulding

English barrister and High Court judge

Sir Ernest Irvine Goulding (1 May 1910 - 13 January 2000)[1][2] was an English barrister and High Court judge between 1971 and 1985. He was one of the first members of Wilberforce Chambers.[3]

Biography

Goulding was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School[1] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[1]

Cases

Important decisions which Goulding J handed down included:

  • Patel v Ali [1985] Ch 283 - on specific performance for breach of contract
  • Sky Petroleum Ltd v VIP Petroleum Ltd [1974] 1 WLR 576 – also on specific performance
  • Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York v Rank Organisation Ltd [1985] BCLC 11 – on unfair prejudice
  • Chase Manhattan Bank NA v Israel-British Bank (London) Ltd [1981] Ch 105 – arguable his most famous decision, on tracing through international bank settlement systems – the decision has been subject to "sustained, authoritative criticism."[4]
  • Oppenheimer v Cattermole [1976] AC 249 - Goulding J had to decide whether a Nazi-era law expropriating Jewish property should be recognised; his refusal to recognise it was upheld by the House of Lords
  • Hodgson v National and Local Government Officers Association [1972] 1 WLR 130 – concerning the governance of trade unions.
  • Berry v Warnett (Inspector of Taxes) [1978] 1 WLR 957 - concerning tax avoidance.
  • Schemmer v Property Resources Ltd [1975] Ch 273 - on recognition of a foreign receivership order.

Family

He was father to Sir Marrack Goulding, a diplomat.[5][6]

Arms

Coat of arms of Irvine Goulding
Motto
Inchiostro Non In Chiostro [7]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c https://www.society.caths.cam.ac.uk/Public_Magazines/2000r.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Obits in the British press - 24 Jan 2000". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Our History". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ^ E.P. Ellinger; E. Lomnicka; C. Hare (2011). Ellinger's Modern Banking Law (5th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 556. ISBN 978-019-923209-3.
  5. ^ Publications, Europa (2003). Who Was Who?. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857432176. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Sir Marrack Goulding, 1936-2010". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Wd28 Goulding, E". Baz Manning. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2020.