Ronald Waterhouse (judge)
Sir Ronald Waterhouse | |
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| Judge of the High Court of England and Wales | |
| In office 1978–1996 | |
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| Born | Ronald Gough Waterhouse 8 May 1926 Holywell, Flintshire, Wales |
| Died | 8 May 2011 (aged 85) |
Sir Ronald Gough Waterhouse (8 May 1926 – 8 May 2011) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales between 1978 and 1996. As a judge his highest profile case was when he presided over the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd on charges of tax evasion. Immediately upon his retirement he led a three-year inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which reported in 2000.