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Seniority apart, the qualifications to be

taken into account in making such an appoint- ment are professional ability, qualities of leadership and standing in the community.

Limpelemental Suitability is necessary also to have regard to certain

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Shown Hut he has asminishahre

ability. Eva Sir Ivo

Rigby

In

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off January 1969,

was said Whave "liver

Have for administration"

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general considerations of public interest for example, the likely reaction of public opinion and of the Bench and the Bar to a

particular appointment; such considerations

can arise when assessing the weight to be

given to the claims of seniority.

Professional Abschl

5. Sir Ivo's professional competence, although

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adequate to the performance of his judicial

duty, is uneven. An able adjudicator of

criminal cases, with considerable knowledge of the case law bearing on that subject, he is less strong on the civil side! Mr. Blair-Kerr, on the other hand, is highly competent in both

branches. There is no doubt that on the score of professional ability Mr. Blair-Kerr has the stronger claim.

6. Factors to be taken into account in

assessing qualities of leadership are :-

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"not it is thought in Thongkong

Hut his mlérat in adminishatin

#ad would ke

astus aptitude for it

Tituly to grow with incassand responsibility cu sthe Chief Jushes Say that there are already signa of such a

chevelopment.

Character and Personality:

there

is nothing to choose between the two

in the matter of strength of character. Sir Ivo Rigby is said to be "courageous and incisive"; he has an outgoing personality;

tendency to be temperamental on

occasions has been noted.

Character there

Mr. Blair-Kerr, while not lacking in

акек self-confidence, is of a retiring

disposition and has not the same

"personal presence".

Administrative Ability

there are

grounds for considering that

Thas

Mr. Blair-Kerr has the greater administrative ability (although Sir Michael Hogan recently reported that of lateSir Ivo Rigby has shown more interest and aptitude in this -respect).

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