Nicholas Lyell

Nicholas Walter Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate KT QC PC (born 6 December 1938) is a British Conservative politician and was for much of his active political career known as Sir Nicholas Lyell.

Lyell was elected Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead from 1979, then Mid Bedfordshire from 1983, and moved to North East Bedfordshire at the 1997 election.

Lord Lyell is one of very few lawyers to have combined a successful career in Parliament and a major private practice. After 20 years at the Bar he was appointed Solicitor-General from 1987 to 1992 under Margaret Thatcher, and Attorney General under John Major from 1992 to 1997.

He stood down at the 2001 election.On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and on 27 June 2005 he was created Baron Lyell of Markyate, of Markyate in the County of Hertfordshire.

Lord Lyell of Markyate is a former Chairman of the Board of Governors of Stowe School, but stood down from the role at the end of the 2006-07 academic year.

On 17 February 1994 Nicholas Walter LYELL formerly Peter Rubery HAYWARD was deemed a vexatious litigant by HM court services (forbidden by a High Court Judge to issue civil proceedings in any court in England and Wales without permission). Vexatious litigation is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary.http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/vexatious_litigant/index.htm