

His Honour Judge Anthony Diamond QC (1929-2022), a barrister who was a founding member of the chambers at Four Essex Court (which became Essex Court Chambers) before later becoming a judge and international arbitrator. He was widely admired within the international community of commerce and shipping practitioners and also a noted connoisseur of art and music. Diamond had his own art collection in Hampstead, London and was a Contemporary Art Society Committee Member (1974-9) and its elected buyer in 1976 of 19 artworks which were donated to public museums throughout the UK.