Sir Christopher John Slade (2 June 1927–7 February 2022) was a British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales from 1982 to 1991.

[2] The eldest son of George Penkivil Slade KC (a kinsman of Sir Benjamin Slade, although not in remainder to the baronetcy) and Mary Carnegie,[3] he had two younger brothers, Julian (the composer) and Adrian (President of the Liberal Party),[4] as well as a sister, Pauline (who married David Hamilton-Russell, a grandson of the 8th Viscount Boyne).

Slade was educated at Eton before going up to New College, Oxford, where he was awarded the Eldon Scholarship.

[5] Taking silk in 1965, he served as Master of the Ironmongers' Company (for 1973/74),[6] before being sworn of the Privy Council in 1982.

[8] Important judicial decisions of Lord Justice Slade include: