 In 1907 he moved to London, England to enroll at Gray's Inn, and was called to the bar in 1909.For much of his life he served the British Colonial Service in Africa and elsewhere.He served variously as Magistrate in Uganda (1914), Assistant Judge in Zanzibar, Puisne Judge in Kenya, Member of the Appeals Court of East Africa, Attorney General (1920-1923) and later High Court Judge (1924-1927) of Nyasaland, and Chief Justice of Cyprus (1927–1930).