Collins, Matthew (Lawyer)

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Name (Latin)
Collins, Matthew (Lawyer)
Other forms of name
Collins, Matthew, Dr
Date of birth
1970-02-17
Associated country
Australia
Field of activity
Libel and slander
Occupation
Lawyers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 32212908
Wikidata: Q43380459
Library of congress: n 2001084228
HUJ10: 000077924
Sources of Information
  • Collins, Matthew (Lawyer). The law of defamation and the Internet, 2001:CIP title page (Matthew Collins) data sheet (Dr.) author data (Dr. Matthew Collins, barrister in Australia; member of the Victorian Bar)
  • English Wikipedia, viewed May 11, 2022(Matthew Collins (barrister); Matthew John Collins; AM [member of the Order of Australia]; QC [Queen's Counsel]; Australian barrister; born February 17, 1970; he practises predominantly in media law, particularly defamation, as well as constitutional and commercial law; he is best known for having acted in a number of high-profile defamation and free speech cases)
  • Collins, Matthew, Dr. The law of defamation and the Internet, 2001:CIP t.p. (Matthew Collins) data sheet (Dr.) author data (Dr. Matthew Collins, barrister in Australia; member, Victorian Bar)

Wikipedia description:

Matthew John Collins (born 17 February 1970) is an Australian barrister. He practises predominantly in media law, particularly defamation, as well as constitutional and commercial law. He is best known for having acted in a number of high-profile defamation and free speech cases. In the Queen's Birthday honours list for 2019 he became a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant service to the law, to legal standards, and to education." He is a former president of the Australian Bar Association.

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