 He was then a member of the Army Legal Staff, in various locations including Cyprus, until 1960, when he became Crown Counsel and Resident Magistrate in Uganda.He moved to Kenya in 1965, initially as Principal of the Kenya School of Law before becoming Senior State Counsel and Deputy Registrar General.A move to Gambia followed in 1970, holding similar positions, then a posting as Crown Counsel in Sarawak before becoming a magistrate in Hong Kong in 1974.