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John Collins

Year of call 1956

Overview

John has a well-established, thriving practice specialising in personal injury, chancery and common law, property, commercial law and all aspects of negligence.

John was the proud winner of the 2016 National Pro Bono Award.

In October 2017 John Collins was the winner of the Yorkshire Legal Awards Pro Bono Award 2017.

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Awards
- National Pro Bono Award (2016)
- Yorkshire Legal Awards Pro Bono Award 2017
Qualifications
- MA Lit. Hum, Queen's College, Oxford (Hastings Scholar)
Memberships
- Member of the Chancery Bar Association
- Member of the Personal Injury Bar Association
- Served on Legal Aid Committees continuously for 30 years (until 2016)
Appointments
- Deputy County Court Judge and Deputy Circuit Judge 1970-1980
- Head of Chambers 1966-2002
- Recorder 1980-1998

John Collins

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By John Collins

16 May 2019
Tightening up on restrictive covenants

1. Our Victorian ancestors were enthusiastic about restrictive covenants. In an age when there was little or no planning contro...
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25 September 2018
ILOTT V MITSON (NO. 2) REVISITED

1. At long last, 18 months after the judgments were delivered, Ilott v Mitson has reached the Law Reports – [2018] AC 554. It g...
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29 May 2018
A STEP BACKWARDS - A PLEA FOR COMMON SENSE IN SERVICE OF THE CLAIM FORM

1. In the recent case of Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2018] 1WLR 1119 the Supreme Court were divided in dismissing Mr Barton’s ...
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29 May 2018
“Hello Mrs Robinson.” A Blog on Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] 2WLR595

Mrs Elizabeth Robinson, then 76 years old, was shopping in Kirkgate, Huddersfield, when four Police Officers, attemp...
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