and Trusts (4th ed, 1993). Personal life Gummow is unmarried and protective of his personal life. In 2018, Gummow suffered a blood clot in a leg following a long-haul flight and had to have part of his leg amputated in Sydney. Honours Gummow was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civil honour, in 1997, and awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. The University of Sydney honoured Gummow's scholarly contributions to the law by conferring him with an honorary doctorate in law (LLD). References 1942 births Australian people of Cornish descent Australian King's Counsel Living people Companions of the Order of Australia Judges of the Federal Court of Australia Justices of the High Court of Australia People educated at Sydney Grammar School Sydney Law School alumni Australian judges on the courts of Hong Kong Justices of the Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong) Hong Kong judges