Bar Pro Bono Award 2016 winner revealed
updated on 21 October 2016
The winner of the Bar Pro Bono Award 2016 has been announced as John Collins of Zenith Chambers.
Collins has worked on 11 cases for the Bar Pro Bono Unit in the last five years alone – testament to his commitment to helping people access justice who could not otherwise afford legal representation. Collins has also been praised for his encouragement of junior members of the Bar to undertake pro bono work.
The anonymous colleague who nominated Collins for the award said in his nominaion: “Due to his influence and his support of the [Bar Pro Bono Unit] I, and other junior barristers, also take on cases through [it]. He has established a legacy in chambers, not just for being an incredibly bright and able barrister but as someone who is incredibly kind, who gives his time to help others and encourages the rest of us to do the same."
