Rondle Owen Charles Stable
Rondle Owen Charles Stable, Q.C. (b. 1923 - d. 2019) was a British Judge, who served as senior presiding Judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Between 1971 and 1973, Stable acted as an inspector for the Department of Trade and Industry on the conduct of Robert Maxwell in relation to Pergamon Press. The inspection report, co-authored with accountant Sir Ronald Leach found that "a large number of private companies including foreign companies exist in which Mr. Maxwell or his family have an interest.". The report concluded with the words, "We are also convinced that Mr Maxwell regarded  his stewardship duties fulfilled by showing the maximum profits which any transaction could be devised to show. Furthermore, in reporting to shareholders and investors he had a reckless and unjustified optimism which enabled him on some occasions to disregard unpalatable facts and on others to state what he must have known to be untrue ... We regret having to conclude that, notwithstanding Mr Maxwell's acknowledged abilities and energy, he is not in our opinion a person who can be relied on to exercise proper stewardship of a publicly quoted company."