General
Chairman for the Residential Property Tribunal Service in London 1984 to date
The Pensions Ombudsman (from 1 September 1994) and Chairman, Pensions Compensation Board (from 1 August 1996); joint appointments for fixed terms both expiring on 31 August 2001
The Insurance Ombudsman (January 1989 - August 1994)
Law Commissioner (May 1984 - December 1988)
Chairman, Government Conveyancing Committee 1984-85 (leading to establishment of Council for Licensed Conveyancers by Administration of Justice Act 1985)
Chairman, Rent Assessment Panel, Greater Manchester and Lancashire Area, from 1973-84 (ie Rent Assessment Committees and Rent Tribunals); Vice President 1977-84.
Chairman, Supplementary Benefit Appeals Tribunal 1977-1980
Chairman, National Insurance Local Tribunal 1980-1983
Chairman, Social Security Appeal Tribunals 1983-1988
Panel of Persons Appointed to hear appeals under Consumer Credit Act 1974 and Estate Agents Act 1979 from licensing determinations of Director General of Fair Trading.
Academic
Professor of Law at Victoria University of Manchester, 1968-88; Dean of the Faculty of Law, 1970-72 and 1976-78
Reader in Law, University of London, Queen Mary College, 1965-68
Lecturer, Sheffield University, 1963-65
Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer at King's College University of London, 1960-63
Publications
Emmet & Farrand on Title (1967 to date Editor)
Contract and Conveyance (1963-83 Author)
Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (1974-84 Magazine Editor)
Wolstenholme & Cherry's Conveyancing Statutes (13th ed vols 1-6, 1972 Editor)
Stamp Duties for Conveyancers (1961 Author)
Sweet and Maxwell's Tax Statutes (2nd ed 1983 Advisory Editor)
The Rent Acts and Regulations Amended and Annotated (2nd edition 1981 with Andrew Arden QC)
Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance (Editorial Board)plus numerous articles and Conference Papers.
Also Annual Reports as Insurance Ombudsman (1989 to 1993) and as Pensions Ombudsman (1994 to 2000).