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Sir Robert Finch (born 1944 in Ootacamund, India) is a British businessman, former lawyer, and former Lord Mayor of the City of London. Born in British India, Finch was educated at Felsted School and the College of Law. He joined Linklaters in 1969, progressed to partner in 1974, and head of real estate from 1997 to 1999. Linklaters' most senior partner, he left the firm on 1 July 2005 to become chairman of the property developer Liberty International,〔 overseeing its transition to a REIT when the status was first introduced. He is an alderman of the City, representing Coleman Street ward, having been first elected to represent Coleman Street in 1992. He became a sheriff in 1999, master of the Solicitors' Company in 2000, and Lord Mayor in 2003. In 2008, following a change to the voting system for City Aldermen, he was challenged by an unheard-of young lawyer in a close campaign. Finch admitted to having overspent on the campaign, by not declaring the use of Liberty's company car and chauffeur. When challenged, in ''Finch and another v Richardson'' (2008), a judge ruled that ignorance of the law could constitute a defence in electoral law: a point that hitherto existed in Scots law and Northern Ireland law, but not English law. Finch was awarded a knighthood in 2004 for services to the City of London.〔 ==Footnotes== 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「Robert Finch (Lord Mayor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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