Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
Sir Arwyn Lynn Ungoed-Thomas QC (29 June 1904 – 4 December 1972) was a Welsh Labour Party politician and British judge.
He was born on 29 June 1904, the son of Evan Ungoed Thomas, minister of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Carmarthen. He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Welsh constituency of Llandaff and Barry. His seat was abolished for the 1950 general election, but shortly afterwards the Labour MP for the new Leicester North East constituency became a High Court judge, and Ungoed-Thomas was returned to Parliament in the resulting Leicester North East by-election.
He held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons in 1962.
Judicial career
As a judge he is remembered for his much-cited judgement in the tax case Cheney v Conn (1968). Other notable decisions of his included:
- Butt v Kelson [1952] Ch 197 (as counsel)
- Re Golay's Will Trusts [1965] 1 WLR 969
- Cunliffe-Owen v Teather & Greenwood [1967] 1 WLR 1421, terms implied by custom
- Mann v Goldstein [1968] 1 WLR 1091
- Selangor case [1968] 1 WLR 1555
- Bushell v Faith [1970] AC 1099 (at first instance)
- Hodgson v Marks [1971] Ch 892 (at first instance)
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cyril Harry Alfred Lakin |
Member of Parliament for Llandaff and Barry 1945–1950 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Terence Donovan |
Member of Parliament for Leicester North East 1950–1962 |
Succeeded by Tom Bradley |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Frank Soskice |
Solicitor General for England and Wales April 1951–October 1951 |
Succeeded by Reginald Manningham-Buller |