Edward Ridley
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Edward Ridley
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Sir Edward Ridley, PC was an English barrister, Conservative politician, and judge. Well regarded as an Official Referee, his selection by Lord Chancellor Halsbury for the High Court bench provoked much controversy and allegations of nepotism, as did his subsequent time on the bench. According to a modern assessment, although Ridley was "one of Halsbury's worst appointments", "it was not unreasonable to widen the field of choice [of judicial appointments] by taking Edward Ridley from among the O
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2013-12-21T22:11:16Z
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2024-08-28T12:10:19Z
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