Former Judge of Appeal Geoffrey Tattersall KC dies

Served between 1997 and 2017

The Island's former Judge of Appeal, Geoffrey Tattersall KC, has died at the age of 77.

He served in the role for two decades from 1997 to 2017.

Born in Lancashire in 1947 he was called to the bar in 1970 and appointed Queen's Council in 1992.

He died on 5 January.

At his final High Court sitting on the Island, before retiring in 2018, Mr Tattersall said he had a 'love affair' with the Isle of Man.

You can find a transcription of Mr Tattersall's valedictory ceremony HERE.

Not only was Mr Tattersall a key figure in the legal world, he was also a member of the General Synod of the Church of England since 1995 and combined the ecclesiastical and legal in his roles as Diocesan Chancellor in both Carlisle and Manchester and as a chair of the Clergy Disciplinary Tribunal.  

He was the Vicar General of the Diocese of Sodor and Man from 2015 to 2019.

Jaime Hamilton KC, from Northern Circuit, said: "[Mr Tattersall's] wise counsel has assisted many fellow barristers, clients, members of chambers and many members of a variety of congregations.

"Our condolences to his many, many friends here on circuit, in the Isle of Man and the church. And, of course, to his family - his wife Hazel and children Mark, Victoria and Hannah."