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About
Provided by Ben Collins KC
Practice Areas
Very high-profile practice in an unusually wide range of fields: major cases in employment, clinical negligence, regulatory, PI, public law and human rights. Particular expertise in the health sector, with huge experience of representing claimants and defendants in employment, regulatory, disciplinary and civil proceedings. Appears regularly in High Court and tribunals in public sector and large commercial employment disputes. Major practice in very high value clinical negligence, personal injury, inquests and associated public law and human rights challenges. Leading expert in criminal injuries compensation. Extensive experience in military claims. Recent notable cases (over 50 reported, including more than 30 in the CAand SC) include: McCulloch v Forth Valley [2023] 3 WLR 321 (SC) (consent when giving clinical advice); Hughes v Rattan [2022] 1 WLR 1680 (CA) (non-delegable duty of care); NUPFC [2021] IRLR 588 (CA) (rights of foster carers); Gilham [2019] ICR 1655 (SC) (employment status of judges); DSD [2019] QB 285 (Worboys release); numerous claims arising from injuries of utmost severity.
Career
Called (MT) 1996, QC 2016. Recorder. Special Advocate. Deputy Head of Chambers. Attorney-General’s A Panel (before taking silk). IPC Anti-doping adjudicator. Called to Bar of Northern Ireland.
Professional Memberships
ELA, PNBA, PIBA, ARDL, ELBA, Justice, Liberty.
Publications
Contributing Editor: ‘Professional Negligence and Liability’ (Informa). Consultant Editor: ‘Criminal Injuries Compensation’ (OUP).
Personal
Educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, and Queens' College Cambridge.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ben Collins KC is a strong advocate for claimants and defendants alike who is often instructed in major pieces of litigation. His cases concern a wide range of allegations including negligent surgery and the mismanagement of illnesses.
Ben Collins KC is recognised for his proficiency in sophisticated whistle-blowing claims and discrimination cases. He regularly acts for public sector employers but is also skilled at handling cases for private sector clients. His employment practice is bolstered by his knowledge of personal injury law.
Ben Collins KC is noted for his expertise in criminal injuries compensation. He is regularly instructed in cases involving catastrophic brain injuries, and has significant experience acting for both claimants and defendants in claims involving injured service personnel.
Ben Collins KC is a noted specialist on judicial review proceedings relating to criminal injuries compensation and Parole Board decisions. He is routinely instructed by defendants in high-profile and controversial challenges to their decisions, including as a special advocate in closed proceedings. He is also a top choice for any public law work involving issues of employment or equality law.
Ben Collins KC offers expertise in a variety of professional discipline issues, particularly in relation to healthcare. He is also experienced in other aspects of professional discipline, including matters relating to the conduct of finance professionals and the police. He acts for and against regulatory bodies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ben is exceptional in every respect."
"Ben provides comprehensive expert advice. He gets straight to the point. He is approachable and an expert in his field of expertise."
"Ben is very approachable and very knowledgeable. He is a great leader."
"He is excellent - he's very approachable and has really good drafting skills. It is a pleasure to watch his cross-examination."
"Ben is excellent. He is very approachable and has really good drafting skills. It is a pleasure to watch him in cross examination."
"Ben is pragmatic, sensible and fair. He is a reasonable negotiator."
"Ben is probably one of the best common law advocates at the bar. His practice is broad, but he remains a proper clinical negligence specialist."
"Ben is a smooth silk. His advocacy is impressive and he is well prepared."
"Ben is tremendous with clients - empathetic, pragmatic and he inspires confidence. He is great on the detail and a pleasure to work with."
"He is incredibly calm, patient and completely unflappable. He is absolutely brilliant at cutting through the extraneous stuff to get to the heart of the case."
"Ben is exceptional in every respect."
"Ben provides comprehensive expert advice. He gets straight to the point. He is approachable and an expert in his field of expertise."
"Ben is very approachable and very knowledgeable. He is a great leader."
"He is excellent - he's very approachable and has really good drafting skills. It is a pleasure to watch his cross-examination."
"Ben is excellent. He is very approachable and has really good drafting skills. It is a pleasure to watch him in cross examination."
"Ben is pragmatic, sensible and fair. He is a reasonable negotiator."
"Ben is probably one of the best common law advocates at the bar. His practice is broad, but he remains a proper clinical negligence specialist."
"Ben is a smooth silk. His advocacy is impressive and he is well prepared."
"Ben is tremendous with clients - empathetic, pragmatic and he inspires confidence. He is great on the detail and a pleasure to work with."
"He is incredibly calm, patient and completely unflappable. He is absolutely brilliant at cutting through the extraneous stuff to get to the heart of the case."
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