Obituaries

Quinn Emanuel mourns death of firm’s general counsel Harry Olivar

Olivar and his stepson, David Jackson, died in a car accident on 15 May

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‘Doyen of music business lawyers’ Paddy Grafton Green has died, aged 83

Simkins’ former senior partner represented A-list entertainers including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner and David Bowie

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‘A wonderful person’: tributes paid to late Hogan Lovells partner

Nicholas Heaton, who was head of Hogan Lovells’ competition litigation practice and a former president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has died aged 57

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‘In-house community has lost an impactful leader’: tributes pour in for long-time former ACC chief

Frederick Krebs died in December following 'valiant battle with kidney cancer'

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‘A lawyer of exceptional vision’: Clifford Chance mourns death of former managing partner

Eminent finance lawyer Michael Bray led Clifford Chance from 2000-2002, later joining Grimaldi

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‘Inspirational human rights figure’ Matrix Chambers co-founder Conor Gearty has died, aged 67

Irish president Michael D Higgins leads tributes to human rights law professor

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UK’s ‘father of competition law’ Sir Jeremy Lever has died, aged 93

Top British jurist, barrister and Monckton Chambers stalwart helped shape modern competition law

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‘The heart of our firm’: Rajah & Tann mourns death of former managing partner

Preeminent restructuring lawyer Patrick Ang has passed away aged 61

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‘Outstanding barrister of his generation’ – lawyers mourn death of Timothy Dutton KC

Former Bar Council chair Dutton dies at 68, a decade after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease

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Lady chief justice leads tributes to ‘inspiring judge and leader’ Lord Etherton, who has died aged 73

Trailblazing former master of the rolls was awarded knight grand cross for services to LGBT veterans last year

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‘Lighting the way for lawyers’ – UK legal PR pioneer Sue Stapely has died, aged 79

Stapely was head of public relations at the Law Society before moving into consultancy work

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Former International Bar Association president Emilio Jorge Cárdenas has died, aged 81

Argentinian lawyer was the first Latin American to hold the IBA presidency

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EU competition law ‘pathfinder’ and former IBA president Michael Reynolds has died, aged 75

Tributes led by IBA president Jaime Carey and former A&O senior partner David Morley

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Squire Patton Boggs pays tribute to associate who died after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Simone White is among six tourists who have died after apparently being served bootleg alcohol

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