He began his academic career as an assistant lecturer, then lecturer, at
KCL in 1960. He followed this with lectureships at
Sheffield University and
Queen Mary. He became Professor of Law at the
University of Manchester in 1968 and Dean of the Faculty of Law 1970–72 and 1976–78. He was made
QC (
honoris causa) in 1994. He was the first Insurance Ombudsman in 1989 and later Pensions Ombudsman in 1994. Until 2011, he was Chairman of the Residential Property Tribunals. == Personal life ==