Lord Lloyd of Berwick (1929-2024)

[bx...@yahoo.com]

According to Parliament's own website, "Lord Lloyd of Berwick is deceased."   No date of death is listed.

Born Anthony John Leslie Lloyd in 1929, he was created a life peer in 1993.

Brooke

[Shachar Raz]

Lloyd was one of the last remaining law life peers.

[Tim]

Hello everybody,

Many thanks for adding me to the group. 

There are now nine law life peers remaining. Here is a list of them with the dates of creation of their titles:

Lord Woolf - 1 Oct 1992
Lord Hoffmann - 21 Feb 1995
Lord Saville of Newdigate - 28 Jul 1997
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers - 12 Jan 1999
Lord Scott of Foscote - 17 Jul 2000
Baroness Hale of Richmond - 12 Jan 2004
Lord Mance - 3 Oct 2005
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury - 11 Jan 2007
Lord Collins of Mapesbury - 21 Apr 2009

There are two further peers who received standard life peerages before becoming Law Lords later on:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern - 6 Jul 1979 (as Lord Advocate), became a Law Lord 1 Oct 1985

Lord Hope of Craighead - 28 Feb 1995 (as Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General), became a Law Lord 1 Oct 1996

Tim

[colinp]

Obit in the Telegraph -  Lord Lloyd of Berwick, outstanding jurist who led the inquiry into Gulf War syndrome – obituary

His dates are given - b 9 May 1929  d 8 Dec 2024

[colinp]

Lord Lloyd was the oldest law lord (by which I mean a life peer appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876) at the time of his death.  The oldest law lord is now Lord Woolf (b 1933) who is also the most senior by appointment

He was cr Knight Bachelor in 1978 on his appointment to the High Court and sworn of the Privy Council in 1984 on his appointment to the Court of Appeal.  He was DL for East Sussex 1983

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 12 Dec 2024: LLOYD Lord Anthony John Leslie died peacefully at home on 8th December 2024 aged 95 years. A small funeral for family and local friends will be held at St Michael & All Angels Church, Berwick, East Sussex on Thursday 19th December 2024 at 11 a.m. A much larger memorial service to be held in London next year for which ample notice will be given. Donations in memory of Lord Anthony may be given to Berwick PCC sent c/o Hailsham Funeral Service, 11 Station Road, Hailsham…

[Richard R]

From the Times of 2 May 2025:

Memorial Services
LLOYD OF BERWICK Anthony John Leslie Lloyd otherwise The Rt Hon Lord Lloyd of Berwick. A memorial service will be held on Thursday 12th June 2025 at 6pm at the Temple Church, London... with a reception afterwards in the Hall. All are welcome...