Desmond Fennell (judge)
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Born
17 September 1933
John Desmond Augustine Fennell
17 September 1933
Lincoln, England
Died29 June 2011 (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Barrister and judge
Desmond Fennell | |
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.png) Fennell in 1990 | |
| Born | John Desmond Augustine Fennell 17 September 1933 Lincoln, England |
| Died | 29 June 2011 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister and judge |
| High Court Judge Queen's Bench Division | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
Sir John Desmond Augustine Fennell OBE (17 September 1933 – 29 June 2011) was a British barrister and judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 1987 King's Cross fire. He was a High Court judge from 1990 to 1992, when he was forced to retire as a result of a stroke.[1][2][3]
Fennell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours "for political service in Wessex",[4] and knighted in 1990.[3]
