Harvey McGregor
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Harvey McGregor QC
DCL (born 25 February 1926) is a British
lawyer and Queen's Counsel
and was Warden of New College, Oxford
, from 1985 to 1996.
Reid), McGregor was educated at Inverurie Academy, Scarborough High School
, and Queen's College, Oxford, where he held the Hastings Scholarship and graduated BA in 1951, BCL in 1952, MA in 1955, and DCL in 1983.
Before going up to Oxford, McGregor served as a Flying Officer
in the Royal Air Force
for two years, from 1946 to 1948.
in 1955 and became a Bencher
in 1985. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates
in 1995.
He was Bigelow teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago
, 1950–1951, Visiting Professor at New York University
and Rutgers University
at various times between 1963 and 1969 and at the University of Edinburgh
from 1998. He was a consultant to the Law Commission, 1966–1973.
President, Harvard Law School
Association of the UK, 1981–2001, and Member of the Academy of European Private Lawyers, from 1994. Independent Chairman, London Theatre Council and The Theatre Council (formerly Provincial Theatre Council), since 1992 (and Deputy Chairman, 1971–1992). President, Oxford Stage Company, since 1992, and Trustee of the Oxford Union Society, 1977 to 2004 (Chairman of Trustees, 1994–2004), a Fellow of Winchester College
, 1985 to 1996, and a Trustee of the Migraine Trust since 1999.
At the Modern Law Review
, McGregor has been a member of the Editorial Board since 1986 and was previously a member of the Editorial Committee from 1967.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
DCL (born 25 February 1926) is a British
United Kingdom
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lawyer and Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and was Warden of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, from 1985 to 1996.
Early life
The son of William Guthrie Robertson McGregor and Agnes McGregor (néeNEE
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Reid), McGregor was educated at Inverurie Academy, Scarborough High School
Scarborough High School
-United States:* Scarborough High School - Scarborough, Maine* Scarborough High School - Houston, Texas...
, and Queen's College, Oxford, where he held the Hastings Scholarship and graduated BA in 1951, BCL in 1952, MA in 1955, and DCL in 1983.
Before going up to Oxford, McGregor served as a Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
for two years, from 1946 to 1948.
Career
McGregor was called to the bar from the Inner TempleInner Temple
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in 1955 and became a Bencher
Bencher
A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales. Benchers hold office for life once elected. A bencher can be elected while still a barrister , in recognition of the contribution that the barrister has made to the life of the Inn or to the law...
in 1985. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates
Faculty of Advocates
The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
in 1995.
He was Bigelow teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, 1950–1951, Visiting Professor at New York University
New York University
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and Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
at various times between 1963 and 1969 and at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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from 1998. He was a consultant to the Law Commission, 1966–1973.
President, Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
Association of the UK, 1981–2001, and Member of the Academy of European Private Lawyers, from 1994. Independent Chairman, London Theatre Council and The Theatre Council (formerly Provincial Theatre Council), since 1992 (and Deputy Chairman, 1971–1992). President, Oxford Stage Company, since 1992, and Trustee of the Oxford Union Society, 1977 to 2004 (Chairman of Trustees, 1994–2004), a Fellow of Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, 1985 to 1996, and a Trustee of the Migraine Trust since 1999.
Selected publications
- McGregor on Damages (12th edition 1961 to 18th edition 2009)
- Contract Code (1993)
- contributor to International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (1972)
At the Modern Law Review
Modern Law Review
The Modern Law Review is a law review published in the United Kingdom by John Wiley & Sons and which has traditionally maintained close academic ties with the Law Department of the London School of Economics....
, McGregor has been a member of the Editorial Board since 1986 and was previously a member of the Editorial Committee from 1967.