Formation:
1953-6 Magdalen College, Oxford, Law (MA) ;
1956-7 Magdalene College, Cambridge, International Law (LLB)
Carrière:
1957 Barrister-at-Law
1958-9 Assistant lecturer, Law Faculty, Manchester
1959-60 Assistant lecturer, Law Faculty, Kings College, London
1960-3 Legal officer, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Beirut (UNRWA)
1963-1973 Legal Service, United Nations, New York
1973-8 Legal Adviser, Legal Service, European Commission
1978-82 Head of Division, Japan,, Australia, New Zealand, DG I
1982-7 Head of EC Delegation, UN, New York
1987-93 Director, DG XIII, European Commission