Hugh Laddie

Hugh Ian Lang Laddie (15 April 1946 – 28 November 2008 ) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He was a leader in the field of intellectual property law. He was co-author of the Modern Law of Copyright.

Laddie was educated at Aldenham School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He studied medicine but changed to law. while still a junior. After 25 years at the bar, he was appointed a High Court judge in April 1995, and was assigned to the Chancery Division, as one of the Patents Court judges.

He resigned from his post as a judge in 2005, "because he found it boring" and felt isolated on the bench. a move which was criticised by some. He was thought to be the first High Court judge to resign voluntarily in 35 years, He founded there the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law. The Sir Hugh Laddie chair in Intellectual Property has subsequently been established at UCL.

Personal life Hugh Laddie married Stecia Zamet in 1970. He died of cancer on 28 November 2008, aged 62.