Augustus Uthwatt, Baron Uthwatt

Augustus Andrewes Uthwatt, Baron Uthwatt PC (25 April 1879 – 24 April 1949 ) was an Australian-born British judge.

Background Born in Ballarat, Victoria, he was the son of Thomas Andrewes Uthwatt and his wife Annie Hazlitt. He was educated at Ballarat College and the University of Melbourne where he resided at Trinity College from 1896. He was awarded a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899 and subsequently studied for the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He went to Balliol College, Oxford in 1901, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law, receiving the Vinerian Scholarship. He was a pupil barrister of Chancery specialist Robert John Parker (later Lord Parker of Waddington). Following his appointment, he was sworn of the Privy Council in February of the same year. His funeral was held at All Saints Church in Lathbury, Buckinghamshire. The service was conducted by his brother, Ven. William Uthwatt (Archdeacon of Huntingdon).

Notable cases

As judge Re Anstead Ch 161 (administration of estates) Perera v Peiris AC 1 (privilege in libel cases)

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