Sir William Davis

Lord Justice of Appeal dies at 70

Lord Justice William Davis, chair of the Sentencing Council, died suddenly at his home in Warwickshire on Saturday. He was 70. He leaves a wife, Ginny, and two children, Rosie, 32, and Ralph, 29.

A calm, unflappable man, he brushed off the stresses and strains that would have kept others awake at night. Bill Davis, as everyone called him, was known for h…