▁appointed ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁▁ ▁Or r ▁was ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁the ▁ch amb ers ▁of ▁Sir ▁Win tring ham ▁St able ▁at ▁ 2 , ▁Crown ▁Office ▁Row , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁moved ▁prem ises ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁F ount ain ▁Court ▁Ch amb ers . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁ch amb ers ' ▁reputation ▁for ▁commercial ▁lit ig ation , ▁together ▁with ▁Les lie ▁Sc ar man ▁Q C ▁and ▁M elf ord ▁Stevens on ▁Q C , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁notable ▁cl erk , ▁Cy ril ▁B atch elor . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁Well - known ▁as ▁a ▁" tax ▁devil ", ▁Or r ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Rec order ▁of ▁New ▁W inds or , ▁a ▁part - time ▁jud icial ▁role . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁ch amb ers . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Gu est ▁of ▁Hon our ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁dinner ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Char tered ▁Account ants ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁In ▁August ▁