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Sir Charles Eustace Harman PC (22 November 1894 – 14 November 1970) was an English lawyer and judge who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1959 to his retirement in mid-1970.^[1]

He was born in Kensington, the son of John Eustace Harman (1861–1927), barrister of Lincoln's Inn Fields, and his wife, Ethel Frances née Birch, of Onslow Square, central London. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.^[1]

His brother John Augustus (Jack), only a year and a half his senior, was killed in a 1917 flying accident, as part of his war service with the Royal Flying Corps.^[2] Charles's own university career was interrupted by World War I. He was wounded within the first year, at the Battle of Loos, and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner; he used the time to improve his languages.^[3]

Harman was appointed a Justice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales on 12 December 1947. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 7 April 1959. Following that appointment, Harman was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He retired from his judicial office on 6 June 1970.

Sir Charles' son, Jeremiah Harman, was also a judge.

He died in hospital in London, aged 75.^[1]

Notable decisions

Notable judicial decisions of Sir Charles included:

Re Nanwa Gold Mines Ltd [1955] 1 WLR 1080

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Obituary: Sir Charles Harman – An able and outspoken judge". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 16 November 1970. p. 10.
^ Cooper, Stephen (2013). The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players. The History Press. ISBN 9780752481241.
^ Denys B. Buckley, ‘Harman, Sir Charles Eustace (1894–1970)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 14 Sept 2015

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[times-1] "Obituary: Sir Charles Harman – An able and outspoken judge". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 16 November 1970. p. 10.

[2] Cooper, Stephen (2013). The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players. The History Press. ISBN 9780752481241.

[3] Denys B. Buckley, ‘Harman, Sir Charles Eustace (1894–1970)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 14 Sept 2015

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-'''Sir Charles Eustace Harman''' (1894 &ndash; 14 November 1970) was a [[lawyer]] and [[judge]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]].
+'''Sir Charles Eustace Harman''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|PC}} (22 November 1894 &ndash; 14 November 1970) was an English [[lawyer]] and [[judge]] who was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1959 to his retirement in mid-1970.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Sir Charles Harman – An able and outspoken judge |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |date=16 November 1970 |page= 10 }}</ref>
-He was the son of John Eustace Harman (1861 - 1927), barrister of [[Lincoln's Inn Fields]], and his wife, Ethel Frances née Birch, of [[Onslow Square]], [[central London]].
+He was born in [[Kensington]], the son of John Eustace Harman (1861–1927), barrister of [[Lincoln's Inn Fields]], and his wife, Ethel Frances ''née'' Birch, of [[Onslow Square]], [[central London]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref name="times"/>
-His brother John Augustus (Jack), only a year and a half his senior, was killed in a 1917 flying accident, as part of his war service with the [[Royal Flying Corps]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=Stephen|title=The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players|date=2013|publisher=The History Press|isbn=9780752481241}}</ref> John attended [[Uppingham School]], so it is likely that Charles did too.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Personals|journal=Flight|date=13 December 1917|page=1318|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1917/1917%20-%201318.html}}</ref> Charles studied at [[King's College, Cambridge]], but his university career was interrupted by [[World War I]]. He was wounded within the first year, at the [[Battle of Loos]], and spent the rest of the [[prisoner of war|war as a prisoner]]; he used the time to improve his languages.<ref>Denys B. Buckley, ‘Harman, Sir Charles Eustace (1894–1970)’, rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33716, accessed 14 Sept 2015]</ref>
+His brother John Augustus (Jack), only a year and a half his senior, was killed in a 1917 flying accident, as part of his war service with the [[Royal Flying Corps]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=Stephen|title=The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players|date=2013|publisher=The History Press|isbn=9780752481241}}</ref> Charles's own university career was interrupted by [[World War I]]. He was wounded within the first year, at the [[Battle of Loos]], and spent the rest of the [[prisoner of war|war as a prisoner]]; he used the time to improve his languages.<ref>Denys B. Buckley, ‘Harman, Sir Charles Eustace (1894–1970)’, rev. ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/33716, accessed 14 Sept 2015]</ref>
 Harman was appointed a Justice of the [[Chancery Division]] of the [[High Court of England and Wales]] on 12 December 1947. A few days later he was knighted. He was promoted to be a [[Lord Justice of Appeal]] in the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales]] on 7 April 1959. Following that appointment, Harman was made a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]]. He retired from his judicial office on 6 June 1970.
 Sir Charles' son, [[Jeremiah Harman (judge)|Jeremiah Harman]], was also a judge.
+He died in hospital in London, aged 75.<ref name="times"/>
 ==Notable decisions==
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