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In 1920 Hart was appointed as the British member of the Anglo-German, Anglo-Austrian, Anglo-Bulgarian, and Anglo-Hungarian Mixed Arbitral Tribunals, which had been established as part of the peace treaties at the end of the First World War. The tribunals would resolve cases between British subjects and those from the defeated states, "in circumstances where the legal effects of war would otherwise have denied redress to either side".{{sfn|Lentin|2004}}{{sfn|Who Was Who|2014}} Heber's role with the tribunals ran until their closure in 1931.<ref name="Times: obit" /> |
In 1920 Hart was appointed as the British member of the Anglo-German, Anglo-Austrian, Anglo-Bulgarian, and Anglo-Hungarian Mixed Arbitral Tribunals, which had been established as part of the peace treaties at the end of the First World War. The tribunals would resolve cases between British subjects and those from the defeated states, "in circumstances where the legal effects of war would otherwise have denied redress to either side".{{sfn|Lentin|2004}}{{sfn|Who Was Who|2014}} Heber's role with the tribunals ran until their closure in 1931.<ref name="Times: obit" /> |
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A member of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]], Hart stood as an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the party for the [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] in 1892, [[Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South]] in 1895 and [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]] in 1910.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}} In 1939 Hart published his memoirs, ''Reminiscences and Reflections''; he also wrote a critique of the British judicial system, ''The Way to Justice: a Primer of Legal Reform'', which was published in 1941.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}}{{sfn|Who Was Who|2014}} |
A member of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]], Hart stood as an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the party for the [[Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Thanet]] in 1892, [[Islington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South]] in 1895 and [[Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)|Windsor]] in 1910.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}} In 1939 Hart published his memoirs, ''Reminiscences and Reflections''; he also wrote a critique of the British judicial system, ''The Way to Justice: a Primer of Legal Reform'', which was published in 1941.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}}{{sfn|Who Was Who|2014}} In the latter book he wrote that "our legal system is grievously at fault", and that it. may be the worst in western Europe".{{sfn|Lentin|2004}} |
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Hart died of heart disease at his home in [[Putney]], south-west London on 4 February 1948.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}} He was cremated at [[Putney Vale Cemetery]], where his ashes were also interred.<ref name="Times: Funeral" /> |
Hart died of heart disease at his home in [[Putney]], south-west London on 4 February 1948.{{sfn|Lentin|2004}} He was cremated at [[Putney Vale Cemetery]], where his ashes were also interred.<ref name="Times: Funeral" /> |
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Revision as of 18:16, 5 June 2014
Heber Leonidas Hart (31 March 1865 – 4 February 1948) was an English judge and jurist, particularly noted as an authority on banking law.[1][2]
Born in Clapham, South London, Hart was privately educated before enrolling in law at the University of London. In 1887 Hart was called to the bar of the Middle Temple, where he was made a Bencher in 1923, and Treasurer in 1937.[1] He specialised in commercial law and, in 1895, published The Law Relating to Auctions; in 1904 he published The Law of Banking (with three reprints: 1906, 1914, 1931).[2][3]
In 1920 Hart was appointed as the British member of the Anglo-German, Anglo-Austrian, Anglo-Bulgarian, and Anglo-Hungarian Mixed Arbitral Tribunals, which had been established as part of the peace treaties at the end of the First World War. The tribunals would resolve cases between British subjects and those from the defeated states, "in circumstances where the legal effects of war would otherwise have denied redress to either side".[2][3] Heber's role with the tribunals ran until their closure in 1931.[1]
A member of the Liberal Party, Hart stood as an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the party for the Isle of Thanet in 1892, Islington South in 1895 and Windsor in 1910.[2] In 1939 Hart published his memoirs, Reminiscences and Reflections; he also wrote a critique of the British judicial system, The Way to Justice: a Primer of Legal Reform, which was published in 1941.[2][3] In the latter book he wrote that "our legal system is grievously at fault", and that it. may be the worst in western Europe".[2]
Hart died of heart disease at his home in Putney, south-west London on 4 February 1948.[2] He was cremated at Putney Vale Cemetery, where his ashes were also interred.[4]
References
Sources
- Lentin, Anthony (2004). "Hart, Heber Leonidas (1865–1948)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49386. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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- "Hart, Heber Leonidas". Who Was Who. London: A & C Black. April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014. (subscription required)