Dias Law Fund

Mr Mickey Dias (1955) was a much-loved and legendary figure at Magdalene for almost sixty years. Born into a family of lawyers and judges, he read Law at Trinity Hall, obtaining a starred first.

Elected as Magdalene’s first Law Fellow in 1955 he remained a Fellow until his death in 2009. During those years he had turned Magdalene into a legal powerhouse, producing a Lord Chief Justice, a Chancellor, three members of the Court of Appeal and eight High Court judges, as well as a First Treasury Counsel, numerous KCs and partners of major law firms. A great scholar and a superb teacher, he is remembered with affection by all he taught.

In Mickey’s memory, the College established the Dias Law Fund after his death. We are now redoubling our efforts to fully endow the fund, so the income will support the full-time Mickey Dias College Lecturer in Law in perpetuity.