Scarman’s inquiry into the Brixton riots led to far-reaching changes in policing
Lord Scarman (1911–2004) is a judge encountered in A-level law and most memorably in contract law, where he provided clarity and insight on the workings of past consideration and economic duress (Pao On v Lau Yiu Long, 1980), and in tort law for his discussion of the limits of judicial law-making in McLoughlin v O’Brian (1983).
Scarman was also one of the leading voices in favour of incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. He lived long enough to see Tony Blair’s Labour government enact legislation to this effect in the form of the Human Rights Act 1998.
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