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Sir John Dyson joined Keating Chambers in 1969 where he rapidly established a wide and varied practice including appearance in the House of Lords in the leading conflict of laws case,
Boys v Chaplin [1971] AC 356. Subsequent appearances in the House of Lords included
Peabody v Parkinson [1985] AC 210 and
St Martins v McAlpine [1994] 1 AC 85. He took Silk in 1982. In 1986 he accepted an invitation to become Head of Chambers at 39 Essex Street.
Sir John Dyson was appointed to the High Court Bench in 1993; was Presiding Judge (Technology and Construction Court) 1998-2001; Lord Justice of Appeal 2001 and Deputy Head of Civil Justice 2003-2006.