About Stephen Oliver
Lived 1938 – 2024 (aged 85). Stephen Oliver was a judge and barrister.
Sir Stephen John Lindsay Oliver, KC (14 November 1938 – 8 April 2024) was a British judge.
Background Oliver was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1963.
Oliver married the legal academic Dawn Oliver in 1967; they had three children.
He was appointed Queen's Counsel (1980), recorder (1989), and Circuit Judge (1991).
In 1992 he became the Presiding Special Commissioner and President of the VAT and Duties Tribunals. He was Knighted in the 2007 New Year Honours. On 1 April 2009 he became Acting President of the Tax Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
He retired on 6 April 2011, and died on 8 April 2024, at the age of 85.
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Who was Stephen Oliver?
British judge (1938–2024)
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Stephen Oliver was born on 14 November 1938.
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Stephen Oliver died on 8 April 2024.
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Stephen Oliver was a judge and barrister.
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