THE BENCH IN BRITAIN
LORD SUMNER'S SUCCESSOR
British Official Wireless,
BTJGBY, 27th January,
Lord Sumner, who was appointod Lord of Appeal in. 1912, has. resigned, and the King has appointed the wellknown King's Counsel Mr. Hugh MacMillan to suecoed him. Lord Sunnier, who is 71, is one of tho foremost exponents of jurisprudence of his gonoration. He did much public work arising out of the war and peace negotiations. As member of the British delegation to the Reparations Commission of the Peace Conference, he helped to estimate the total Germany coujd bo asked to pay, and later he presided over the Royal Commission on compensation for suffering and damage by enemy action, which sat for years and dealt with thousands of claims.
Mr. MacMillan has also performed much public work, and only two months ago w,us appointed by tho Government a chairman of tho Committee- on Finance and Industry.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 25, 30 January 1930, Page 9
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