ided ▁as ▁a ▁Family ▁Court ▁judge ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁At ▁his ▁ret irement ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁Court ▁D iana ▁Bry ant ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁"[ Gu est ] ▁had ▁brought ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁and ▁determ ination ▁typical ▁of ▁an ▁el ite ▁ath lete ▁to ▁his ▁work " ▁and ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁' re ▁Patrick ' ▁r uling , ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁" sym path etic ▁call ▁for ▁legisl ative ▁reform ▁to ▁assist ▁hom o - n uc lear ▁families ▁earned ▁him ▁respect ▁in ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁and ▁showed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁modern ▁think er ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁time ". ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Las al li an ▁Foundation ▁– ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁organisation ▁that ▁ass ists ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁imp over ished ▁communities ▁in ▁Asia - P ac ific . ▁ ▁Art ▁collect or ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁collect or ▁of ▁contemporary ▁art ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cur atorial ▁Board ▁of ▁Not F air . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Gu est ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁twice ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁adult ▁children . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁the ▁T aj ▁Mah al ▁Hotel ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁M umb ai ▁attacks . ▁He ▁was ▁bar ric aded ▁in ▁his ▁room ▁during ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁was ▁led ▁to ▁safety ▁afterwards ▁by ▁hotel ▁staff . ▁ ▁His