, ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁Lord ▁H ail sh am , ▁to ▁succeed ▁W id g ery ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁The ▁Times ▁said ▁in ▁its ▁ob itu ary : ▁ ▁Notable ▁cases ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Or r ▁represented ▁George ▁W igg , ▁a ▁Labour ▁member ▁of ▁parliament , ▁in ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁action ▁for ▁lib el ▁against ▁Ang us ▁Mau de , ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁member . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁substantial ▁dam ages ▁were ▁awarded . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁sp y ▁George ▁Bla ke ▁escaped ▁from ▁H M ▁Pr ison ▁W orm wood ▁Sc r ubs ▁and ▁fled ▁from ▁Great ▁Britain ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁his ▁wife , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁began ▁divor ce ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Or r ▁granted ▁her ▁a ▁dec ree ▁n isi ▁in ▁Bla ke ' s ▁absence , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁conv iction ▁of ▁a ▁sp ouse ▁for ▁tre ason ▁can ▁amount ▁to ▁cruel ty ▁or ▁construct ive ▁desert ion , ▁and ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁three ▁sons ▁to ▁Mrs ▁Bla ke . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Or