He reshaped administrative law as an academic subject in the United Kingdom, and his wide-ranging contributions to the literature of public law were consistently incisive and constructive. His style was both elegant and distinctive: like Blackstone – as Jeremy Bentham put it – he spoke the language of the scholar and the gentleman".
He reformed administrative law as an academic subject in the United Kingdom, and his extensive contributions to public law literature were consistently sharp and beneficial. His style was both refined and unique: like Blackstone – according to Jeremy Bentham – he spoke the language of the scholar and the gentleman.