Lawrence Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury

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Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
2007–2009
High Court Judge
In office
2000–2007
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
Assumed office
30 June 2011
Appointed byDonald Tsang
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Antony Collins

(1941-05-07) 7 May 1941 (age 82)
Education
  • LLM)
Chinese name
Chinese郝廉思

Lawrence Antony Collins, Baron Collins of Mapesbury

PC, FBA (born 7 May 1941) is a British judge and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was also appointed to the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong on 11 April 2011 as a non-permanent judge from other common law jurisdictions.[1] He was formerly a partner in the British law firm Herbert Smith. He is now a full time international arbitrator, Chair of Laws at UCL Faculty of Laws, and continues to sit as a member of the HKFCA.[2][3]

Early life and education

Collins was born on 7 May 1941 and educated at the City of London School, and then at Downing College, Cambridge, graduating with a starred first in Law. He received an LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School in New York City and was admitted as a solicitor in 1968, becoming a partner at Herbert Smith in 1971 until his appointment as a judge in 2000.

He served as head of the Litigation and Arbitration Department at Herbert Smith from 1995 to 1998. He and Arthur Marriott were the two first practising

Queen's Counsel
, on 27 March 1997.

As a

General Pinochet
.

Judiciary

In 1997, he was appointed a Deputy

circuit judge for nine years.[4][5] In a landmark case in 2006, he required file sharers who had refused to settle with the British Phonographic Industry to pay damages running into thousands of pounds.[6]

His appointment as a

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.[8] He is the first solicitor to be appointed to these senior levels of the judiciary.[9] Accordingly, on 21 April 2009, he was created Baron Collins of Mapesbury, of Hampstead Town in the London Borough of Camden,[10] and was introduced in the House of Lords on 28 April 2009. On 1 October 2009, he and nine other Lords of Appeal became Justices of the Supreme Court
upon that body's inauguration.

He has been a fellow of

NYU School of Law.[13]

Collins reached the compulsory retirement age of 70 on 7 May 2011 but stayed on as an acting justice until July.[14] He has continued membership of the House of Lords, and sits as a crossbencher.

Significant judgments

Family

He has one daughter, Hannah, and one son, Aaron.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Cheung named next chief of High Court", The Standard, 12 April 2011. Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ UCL (8 September 2017). "Lord Lawrence Collins". UCL Faculty of Laws. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Past Global Faculty | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ Dyer, Clare (21 February 2000). "Pinochet lawyer to become judge". The Observer.
  5. ^ "Bench pressing". The Lawyer. 2 October 2000. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Court rules against song-swappers", BBC News, 27 January 2006.
  7. ^ "Privy Council Appointment of Sir Lawrence". 10 Downing Street. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ^ "New Law Lords announced". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Appointment of Justice of Appeal". 10 Downing Street. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  10. ^ "No. 59045". The London Gazette. 24 April 2009. p. 7037.
  11. ^ "Past Global Faculty | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. ^ Martin George, "Publication: Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws", conflictoflaws.net, 14 October 2006.
  13. ^ "Past Global Faculty | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Former Justices". Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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Preceded by
None
 Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong
2011–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
 Hong Kong order of precedence
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal 		Succeeded by
The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
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