Philip Otton
{{Infobox judge
| name = Sir Philip Otton
| office = Lord Justice of Appeal
| office1 = Justice of the High Court
| term_start = 1995
| termstart1 = 1983
| term_end = 2001
| termend1 = 1995
| honorific_prefix = The Right Honourable
}}
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Sir Philip Howard Otton (born 28 May 1933), styled The Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, is a former Lord Justice of Appeal (1995–2001).{{cite web|title=Philip (Howard) OTTON|url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/2522/Philip-%28Howard%29-OTTON|publisher=Debrett's|accessdate=6 August 2014}}
Career
Otton was educated at the University of Birmingham (LLB). In 1983, he was approved as a High Court Judge and assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. He was subsequently appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1995. In 2004, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal in Gibraltar.{{cite web|title=Sir Philip Otton|url=http://www.20essexst.com/member/philip-otton|publisher=20 Essex Street|accessdate=6 August 2014}} He was judge of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Court from 2007 to 2011.
=Judgments=
- Mothew v Bristol & West Building Society [1998] EWCA Civ 533, [1998] Ch 1 - leading English fiduciary law and professional negligence case, concerning a solicitor's duty of care and skill, and the nature of fiduciary duties; Otton concurring with Millett LJ
Awards and honours
Otton was awarded the Coventry Award of Merit in 2002.{{cite news|title=City honours more special people|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/city-honours-more-special-people-3171250|accessdate=8 August 2014|publisher=Coventry Telegraph|date=13 April 2002}} He holds honorary degrees from Nottingham Trent University, the University of Essex and the University of Birmingham.
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Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:20th-century English judges
Category:Queen's Bench Division judges
Category:Lord justices of appeal
Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Category:21st-century English judges
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