Robert Megarry

Sir Robert Edgar Megarry, PC, FBA (1 June 1910 – 11 October 2006) was an eminent British lawyer and judge. Originally a solicitor, he was requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as a legal academic. He later became a High Court judge and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division from 1976 to 1981. Afterwards he served as Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court from 1982 until his retirement in 1985.

A prolific legal writer, he is known for such works as ''The Law of Real Property'', ''Lectures on the Town and Country Planning Act 1947'', and ''A Manual of the Law of Real Property'', as well as a series of legal miscellanies. Provided by Wikipedia