Roy Goode: key obituary facts
Is Roy Goode dead? Yes. Roy Goode died on June 24, 2026, at age 93.
Cause of death: Roy Goode's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Roy Goode known for?
He was a British legal scholar.
More about Roy Goode
Born: 6 April 1933.
Gender: male.
Nationality: United Kingdom.
Education: Highgate School, University of London.
Employer: Queen Mary University of London.
Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the British Academy, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor.
Roy Goode, the English legal scholar who founded the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 93.
Born on April 6, 1933, he was educated at Highgate School and the University of London, later becoming a leading academic commercial lawyer in Britain. Goode spent years in private practice as a solicitor before moving into academia, where he served as emeritus professor of law at Oxford and emeritus fellow of St John’s College.
His career was marked by honours including the OBE, CBE and a knighthood, and he was also elected a Fellow of the British Academy.