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Graham Boal 1943-2022

Graham Boal 1943-2022

And a misjudgment that was bound to appear in his obituaries

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There’s a fine obituary of HH Graham Boal KC in The Times today. Do read it if you can.

If you can’t, you may like to look at this piece I wrote about him in 2021:

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A drink at the bar
As you would expect from a former Old Bailey judge, Graham Boal QC is searingly honest about the challenges he has faced — and overcome. His autobiography, to be published by Quiller this week, is called A Drink at the Bar. In case that’s too cryptic, he has subtitled it…
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Update 26 January: A thanksgiving service for the life of Graham Boal was held in north Norfolk on 21 January.

In the months before his death, he wrote a Report from HQ which was read out by his…

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