Sir Stephen John Lindsay Oliver, KC (14 November 1938 – 8 April 2024) was a British judge.
Background Oliver was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1963.
Oliver married the legal academic Dawn Oliver in 1967; they had three children.
He was appointed Queen's Counsel (1980), recorder (1989), and Circuit Judge (1991).
In 1992 he became the Presiding Special Commissioner and President of the VAT and Duties Tribunals. He was Knighted in the 2007 New Year Honours.New Year's Honours 2007 On 1 April 2009 he became Acting President of the Tax Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.Appointment of New Acting President of The First-Tier Tax Chamber
He retired on 6 April 2011,Tribunal Judge Retirement : Sir Stephen Oliver QC and died on 8 April 2024, at the age of 85.
References
Sources OLIVER, Sir Stephen (John Lindsay), Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011, accessed 15 Feb 2012