George William Penrose, Lord Penrose
- George William Penrose, Lord Penrose
George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC is a Scottish judge (from 1990) and member of the Privy Council (from 2000) who sits in the Court of Session, a civil court. He is best known for heading the Penrose Inquiry into the near-collapse of the mutual life assurance company Equitable Life. In 2001, Lord Penrose was asked by the Treasury to investigate the history of the company. His 818-page report was published on March 8, 2004.
External links
* " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3228621.stm Q&A: Penrose Inquiry] " on the BBC News website, dated March 8, 2004
* " [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3219069.stm Timeline: Equitable Life scandal] " on the BBC News website, dated March 8, 2004
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