Gerald ("Gary") Denis Flather, QC, OBE, (4 October 1937 – 9 October 2017) was an English barrister, judge and disability rights campaigner.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Early life and education

Flather was son of Denis Gerald Flather, group managing director of the family steel company based in Sheffield,^[6][7] and Joan Ada (née Walker).^[8] He was educated at Oundle School and Pembroke College, Oxford.^[9]

Career

Flather sat for ten years as a deputy High Court judge, and for 27 years as a recorder. He founded the Bar Council Disability Committee, amongst other things campaigning for improved access in courts and for disabled students' rights.^[10][11]

Personal life

Flather married Shreela Rai, a politician, daughter of Rai Bahadur Aftab Rai, of New Delhi, India, a barrister and diplomat; Flather fought multiple sclerosis for forty years, necessitating the use of a wheelchair.^{[12][13][14][15]}

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