Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lennie Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann

Judge; Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

Date of Birth: 08-May-1934

Place of Birth: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Profession: judge

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Leonard Hubert "Lennie" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC, GBS (born 8 May 1934) is a retired senior South African–British judge.
He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009. Well known for his lively decisions and willingness to break with convention, he has had an especially large impact on the interpretation of contracts, shareholder actions in UK company law, in restricting tort liability for public authorities, human rights and intellectual property law, in particular patents.
He is also a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.