Stanley Krusin

Sir Stanley Marks Krusin, CB (8 June 1908 – 28 April 1998) was a British lawyer and parliamentary draftsman.

Early life and education He was born in 1908, the son of Henry Krusin, a West Hampstead agent. He attended St Paul's School and then read classics at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was awarded the Ireland and Craven Scholarship in 1927.

Career and later life Called to the bar in 1932, Krusin completed pupillages in the chambers of Arthur Cole and J. H. Stamp, and then in 1933 joined the chambers of Hubert Rose, a key influence on him. His war service involved interpreting radar sightings of enemy aircraft and predicting their movements; his commanders had decided to recruit lawyers and stockbrokers for this work, believing that they were well-trained in quick analysis. After a year, he moved to the Air Staff and eventually rose to the rank of Wing Commander.

While at the OPC, Krusin drafted the Town and County Planning Act 1954, the Copyright Act 1956, the Opencast Coal Act 1958, and the Industrial Relations Act 1971. He also drafted Acts of Parliament relating to the independence of a number of British colonies. Krusin was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1963, and a Knight Bachelor on retirement.

He died on 28 April 1998, and was survived by his two children; his first wife, Frances, had died in 1972, and his second wife, Sybil, in 1988.