Editing John Kay (judge) (section)

==Personal life==
Growing up near [[Liverpool]], he was educated at [[Denstone College]] and subsequently studied [[mathematics]] at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]] before switching to law. A keen [[Rugby union|rugby]] enthusiast he played for [[Waterloo R.F.C.|Waterloo Rugby Club]] in his youth and later became club president between 1995 and 1997. He married Jennifer Kay in 1966, when he had two daughters and a son. [[Ben Kay|Ben]], who was part of the victorious [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] squad. His daughter [[Amanda Yip|Amanda]] was appointed to the High Court in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir John Kay |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466350/Sir-John-Kay.html |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=7 July 2004 }}</ref>

Kay passed away on 2 July 2004 in [[London]], following a heart attack. He was [[Cremation|cremated]] and buried at [[St Helen's Church, Sefton|Sefton Parish Churchyard]] in [[Sefton, Merseyside]].<ref name=":1" />