John Joseph Collins
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John Collins (born 23 May 1944) is an Irish barrister called to the Bar in 1967. He was called to the English Bar in the Middle Temple in 1972. He was called to the Bar of New South Wales, Sydney in 1989. he has participated in prominent criminal court cases, primarily in England. He founded Westgate Chambers[1] in Lewes, Sussex in 1987. From there approximately 50 barristers serve all of South East England.[citation needed]
Personal life
He grew up in Killiney, County Dublin. He attended Presentation College, Glasthule, Cistercian College, Roscrea and Redemptorist College, Limerick.[citation needed] Whilst studying law at the King's Inns, Dublin, he was elected auditor of the Law Students Debating Society. His "Inaugural"[clarification needed] coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and was attended by a very distinguished audience.[according to whom?] He delivered his Inaugural address "Retrospect 66" in front of the then President, Éamon de Valera, who was involved in the Rising. Also present was the British ambassador, Sir Geoffrey Tory, Cardinal Conway, The Irish Chief Justice,(who later became President) Cearbhaill O Dalaigh, Seán Lemass, the Taoiseach and a number of judges, politicians and lawyers.[2][3][4] Before settling down to practising law, he founded Squash Ireland.[citation needed] This was the first commercial squash venture in Ireland.[citation needed] Before he sold it to a consortium headed by Paddy McGrath, he had built five courts in Rathgar, six in Dalkey and eight in Clontarf. When he sold in 1975,[5] he brought his wife and children to live in Pinner, Middlesex. This coincided with the deteriorating security situation in Ireland.[citation needed] He was married twice, to his first wife for 28 years and then to his second wife for 4 years.[citation needed]
Notable cases
In Ireland, he was leading counsel in the much disputed attempt to rezone the Harold's Cross Greyhound track in 1971.[citation needed] In 1972 he argued, unsuccessfully, for the registration of the word "poteen".[citation needed]
In England, he participated in several leading criminal trials.[citation needed] The most famous[according to whom?] was the £25 million gold Brink's-Mat robbery from Heathrow Airport in 1983. He represented the first named handler of the proceeds, Brian Perry.(Times)[full citation needed] He was one of the counsel in the case that set down the guidelines for sentencing in rape cases.(Criminal appeal Reports)[full citation needed]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111023091417/http://www.westgate-chambers.co.uk/
- ↑ Irish Times February 19th 1966 - http://www.lostsheep.com/reference/DeValera_and_others.pdf Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Irish Times February 19th 1966 - http://www.lostsheep.com/reference/Conway19266.pdf Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Irish Times February 19th 1966 - http://www.lostsheep.com/reference/MainreportIT19266.pdf Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Irish Times, January 3rd 1975 - http://www.lostsheep.com/reference/McGrath3175.pdf
External links
- DeBretts (archived 2012)
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