My brother, Chris Harding, who has died aged 70, had a long academic career in the department of law and criminology at Aberystwyth University, first as a lecturer in European law and from 1995 as professor of law. He published a large body of work on legal, criminological and historical subjects, including research on EU criminal law and policy such as the legal control and criminology of business cartels.
Chris was the eldest of four children and grew up in Shepperton, Middlesex, with his parents, Irene (nee Hook), a seamstress, and Tony Harding, a toolmaker, and three sisters. He attended Hampton grammar school (now Hampton school) and in time met his future wife, Jenny (nee Horsnell), who attended the neighbouring girls’ grammar school.
