Graham Sherratt

egret that we heard the news of the death of one of ow Senior Past Presidents, Graham Sherratt, Some of Graham’s univeGity colleagues viewed his decision to join Ruddock in private practice eailv in his career with consideiable scepticism. In due couse he proved his critics to be wrong and buiit up a thriving practice becoming virtually the established leader of the part time ol consultant PublicAnalvsts in the North ofEnslard. His firsl aoDoitrtrnetrt was as Public Analvsl to lhe Countv Borough of Warington in 1930 and at the time of iis retirement he seryed in this capacily 18 different auLhorities mainly in the Norlh of England and Wales. frater analvsrs was one of Graham’s great interests and he was consultant analyst to the Wa ing’ ton Water Ddpanment, Cheshire River Board and the Grynedd River Board. He wa$ also ofle ofthe cotrsultant analysts to the AngleE Co-operation Association afld took part in a number of important leeal cases aim6d at reducintthe Doltuaion of fishable rive$, After his retirement, he was the joint auithor wjrh George Newsom QC of a book entitled “Water Pollutiotr (a guide to those who are concerned wi!h grapDling with river pollution)”; publ ished in I