policy; and he ruled in 1991 that the then Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker was in contempt of court over an extradition case, in which a man was deported to Zaire while the case was still pending, contrary to a court order. In retirement After retiring as a judge in 1992, he wrote reports regarding two maritime accidents involving the grounding of oil tankers and subsequent spills of crude oil: the grounding of the MV Braer off the Shetland Islands in January 1993, in which 85,000 tonnes of oil escaped; and the grounding of the Sea Empress at the entrance to Milford Haven in February 1996, and subsequent escape of more than 70,000 tonnes of oil off the Pembrokeshire coast. In the 2000-01 session of Parliament, he presented a private member's bill in the House of Lords (the Parliament Acts (Amendment) Bill), which would have had the effect of confirming the legitimacy of the Parliament Act 1949 to address concerns raised by legal academics as to whether the use of the Act was valid. The bill was not passed, and Donaldson supported the legal action by the Countryside Alliance to overturn the Hunting Act 2004, which was passed under the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Donaldson died on 31 August 2005. Judgments The Angel Bell [1979] 2 Lloyd's Rep 491 Parker v British Airways Board [1982] Q.B. 1004 Ronex Properties Ltd v John Laing Construction Ltd [1983] Q.B. 398 ' Re T (Adult: Refusal of Treatment)] [1993] Fam. 95O'Kelly v Trusthouse Forte plc'' [1983] ICR 728 Arms References 1920 births 2005 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English King's Counsel Conservative Party (UK) life peers Donaldson, John Francis Crossbench life peers Knights Bachelor Masters of the Rolls Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Donaldson, John Francis Donaldson, John Francis People from Lymington Donaldson, John Francis Donaldson, John Francis Donaldson, John Francis 20th-century English lawyers British Army personnel of World War II