Representing the government was Jonathan Sumption (now Lord Sumption). Lord Sumption and Lord Neuberger gave the first opinion jointly. The case was the last where Lord Sumption acted as a barrister. The township contains Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Jonathan Sumption QC acted for the solicitors. In the English courts, Lucasfilm was represented by Michael Bloch QC and Jonathan Sumption QC. In the late 1970s Sumption was a regular contributor to "The Sunday Telegraph". Lord Clarke concurred with Lord Sumption, Lord Neuberger, Lord Mance and Lord Hodge. Sumption and Humphry Berkeley jointly established a small merchant bank, Sumption Berkeley, in the 1960s. Sumption was born at Bishop's Stortford. Lord Sumption gave a dissenting judgment with which Lord Clarke agreed. For the Scots, says Sumption, "the resentment was mutual". Sumption sold his interest in the bank in 1971. Sumption raised $38,602 and spent the same amount.