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Sir Hugh Ian Lang Laddie (15 April 1946 – 28 November 2008 〔According to ''The Guardian'' and ''Bloomberg'', he died on 28 November 2008 (The Guardian, Obituary, 2 December 2008, and Caroline Byrne, (Former Judge, London Law Professor Hugh Laddie Dies at 62 ), Bloomberg.com, December 2, 2008.).〕) was a British High Court judge, lawyer, professor, and a specialist in intellectual property law.〔The Guardian, obituary.〕〔Caroline Byrne, (Former Judge, London Law Professor Hugh Laddie Dies at 62 ), Bloomberg.com, December 2, 2008. Consulted on December 2, 2008.〕〔Joshua Rozenberg, ('Bored' High Court judge resigns ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 June 2005.〕 He was considered one of the leading English judges and academics in the field of intellectual property law.〔The Times, obituary.〕 He was co-author of the ''Modern Law of Copyright'' (1980).〔Daily Telegraph, obituary.〕 Laddie was educated at Aldenham School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He studied medicine but changed to law.〔 He became a barrister in 1969.〔 He is credited with having invented the Anton Piller order〔See, e.g., (UCL News ) ("he is credited with having invented the 'Anton Piller' (search and seizure) order and was described by Lord Denning as the 'enterprising' Mr Laddie."); (Rouse ) ("He is widely credited as being the founding father of the Anton Piller Order."); (Howard Knopf ) ("It was he as a young barrister at the age of 29 who developed the remedy known as the 'Anton Piller order' and won the landmark appellate ruling in a judgment written by Lord Denning confirming its historic place in legal history")〕 while still a junior.〔He took silk in 1986. (TimesOnLine ); (UCL ).〕 After 25 years at the IP bar, he was appointed as a High Court judge in April 1995,〔Frances Gibb, (Definitely no regrets: there is life beyond the High Court ), ''The Times'', 16 May 2006.〕 and joined the Chancery Division, mainly hearing cases in the Patents Court. He resigned from his post as a judge in 2005 "because he found it boring" and felt isolated on the bench.〔 He became a consultant for Willoughby & Partners, an IP boutique and UK legal arm of Rouse & Co International,〔〔(A Tribute to Professor Sir Hugh Laddie QC ), Rouse & Co.〕 a move which was criticized by some.〔(John Walsh: Tales of the city. Where will it end? Ambition, ties and socks are all being left behind in the pursuit of fun ) ''The Independent'', 23 June 2005〕 He is thought to be the first High Court judge to resign voluntarily in 35 years, and the first subsequently to join a firm of solicitors.〔 No one since Sir Henry Fisher, in 1970, had resigned from the bench.〔 He was appointed to a Chair in Intellectual Property Law at University College London, with effect from 1 September 2006.〔(UCL press release ), 16 May 2006〕 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh Laddie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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