CORBETT, Michael McGregor, B.A., LL.B.; South African judge; born 14 September 1923, Pretoria; son of Alan Frederick Corbett and Johanna Sibella McGregor; married Margaret Murray Luscombe 1949; two sons, two daughters; educated University of Cape Town, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England; enlisted in South African army 1942, active service 1943-44; admitted as advocate and commenced practice at Cape Bar, Cape Town 1948, appointed Q.C. 1961, Judge of Cape Province Division of Supreme Court 1963, Judge of Appeal 1974, Chief Justice of South Africa 1989; Hon. LL.D. (Cape Town) 1982, (O.F.S.) 1990, (Rhodes) 1990, (Pretoria) 1993, (Witwatersrand) 1994; Hon. Bencher Lincoln's Inn 1991; Hon. Fellow Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1992. Publications: The Quantum of Damages in Bodily and Fatal Injury Cases (jointly) 1960, The Law of Succession in South Africa (jointly) 1980. Leisure interests: tennis, walking. Address: Court of Appeal, P.O.Box 258, Bloemfontein (Office); 18 Ladies Mile Extension, Constantia, Cape Town 7800, South Africa (Home).
He retired as Chief Justice of South Africa in 1996
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