He was called to the Bar at
Lincoln's Inn, 1950 (Bencher, 1977; Treasurer, 1999); he practised at the Chancery Bar, 1951–77. He was appointed a
QC in 1969. He was a Judge of the
High Court of Justice,
Family Division, 1977–85. He was a Judge of the
Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1983–85. He was a member of the
Bar council, 1967–71. He was
knighted in 1977 and made a
Privy Councillor in 1985.
Other positions held • Member, Steering Committee for Revenue, Tax Law Rewrite, 1997–98. • Chairman, London Marriage Guidance Council, 1982–88. • President, SW London Branch, Magistrates' Association, 1993–2000. • President, The
Maccabaeans, 1990–2000. • Master, Company of Tin Plate Workers, 1971–72. • Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England of the
Freemasons, 1996–98. • Honorary Fellow,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1996 ==Arms==