William Hubert Dunn was a Northern Ireland-born English senior barrister and judge, who held national offices in the areas of mental health and immigration, including that of Chief Immigration Adjudicator of the UK.
15 Facts About Hubert Dunn
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William Hubert Dunn, known for most of his life as Hubert, was born in Belfast on 8 July 1933, the son of businessman William and Isobel Dunn of Tudor Hall, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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Hubert Dunn attended the nearby Rockport School in County Down and later Winchester College, making him an Old Wykehamist.
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Hubert Dunn studied for a Bachelor of Arts in politics, economics and philosophy at New College, Oxford, graduating with honours in 1955.
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Hubert Dunn was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Life Guards on 4 August 1956, relinquishing his commission exactly a year later and transferring into the reserve.
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Hubert Dunn worked at the chambers of Lord Havers and Frederick Lawton.
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Hubert Dunn was made a Queen's Counsel in 1982 and appointed as a circuit judge in 1993, serving until October 2005.
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Hubert Dunn was later appointed as the Legal Member of the Restricted Patients Panel of the Mental Health Tribunal, which deals with patients detained after trial.
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Hubert Dunn was appointed an immigration adjudicator and special adjudicator, and was appointed Chief Immigration Adjudicator for the United Kingdom by the Lord Chancellor in 1998, appearing before the UK parliament in that capacity.
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Hubert Dunn served as a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn from 1990 to his death.
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Hubert Dunn was the founder, and for a period secretary, of the London Ulster Lawyers' Union.
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Hubert Dunn was a leader from the early years of the charity Hope for Youth, which runs cross-community projects for young people in Northern Ireland.
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Hubert Dunn was interested in the Irish poet Francis Ledwidge and cooperated with groups interested in Ledwidge, including speaking at commemorative events.
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Hubert Dunn married Maria Henriqueta D'Araujo Perestrello de Moser, from Portugal, generally known as Henriqueta, in 1971.
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Hubert Dunn's funeral was private, with donations invited to the charity he had long worked with, Hope for Youth, and a memorial service planned.