Dan Kolinsky

year of call: 1998

DKolinsky@landmarkchambers.co.uk

areas of law

What the Directories say

2002/03
“Team player” “Extremely able but wears it lightly” (C&P planning)

2003/04
“rapidly growing profile” (C&P local government); “
“unbelievably mature intellect as well as possessing the common touch” (C&P planning)

2005
“Accomplished and pleasant to work with” “known for his High Court challenges” (C&P planning)
“extremely helpful and bright” “building a varied public law practice” (C&P public law),
“absolutely superb” “ability to handle highly complex and technical cases coupled with a pleasant, capable manner” “favourite with solicitors” (C&P local government)

2006
“truly excellent” “brilliant advocate” (C&P public law)
“a delight to work with”, “clients appreciate his accomplished manner in the courtroom” (C&P planning)
“high flyer”; “good with clients and does not miss a trick” (C&P local government)

2007 
“an excellent advocate” “really a pleasure to work with” (C&P public law)
“wildly intelligent” “high flyer” (C&P local government)
“incredibly thorough and astute” “juggles inquiry and court appearances” (C&P planning)

2008 
“practice involves acting for all sides in judicial review proceedings” (C&P public law)
“an incredible intellect and judgement to match” “without a doubt, the man you want if you have a tricky case” (C&P local government)
“a sharp and switched on team player who is incredibly reliable” (C&P planning)

2009 
admired for “never giving up and working incredibly hard to find the killer point in any case.” A talented advocate, he is respected for his “formidable intellect and nice manner in court.” (C&P public)
“A veritable star of the local government scene “a good example of this set’s talented juniors”. His practice focuses on planning but he also advises on a range of other matters including local government reorganisation, finance and vires, rating and social security (C&P local government)
“thorough and responsive” “highly regarded for his public law expertise” (C&P planning).

2010
“combines tenacity and a winning mentality with a pleasant manner, and his areas of expertise include planning and local government”. (C&P  public)
“Although the set is primarily recognised for its dominance in planning it has a number of extremely able barristers who take on a variety of local government work. The "very thorough" Daniel Kolinsky is one such name”; “ He is highly sought after “ (C&P Local Government)
"incredibly bright and thorough with a great sense of humour - he's doing very strong work at the set."  (C&P planning)
Ranked in Legal 500 for administrative law, planning and environment – described as “bright and articulate advocate and draftsman”

2011
“The "clever and meticulous" Dan Kolinsky has a busy public law practice alongside his mainstream planning and environment practice” (C&P public).
“extremely bright and a joy to work with” ”commended for his work on rating, planning inquiries and planning and environmental judicial reviews. (C&P local government)
Known for “rolling his sleeves up and getting on with it"  (C&P planning)
Ranked in Legal 500 for administrative law, planning and environment, comments: “quite frankly is excellent. It is the lack of airs and graces, and the fact that he is so down to earth that makes him a pleasure to work with”.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Dan graduated from Wadham College, Oxford with a first class degree in jurisprudence.

Before coming to the Bar, he taught contract law at Queen Mary and Westfield College and Mansfield College, Oxford and completed 2-year training contract at Anthony Gold Solicitors. He has also been a Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal.

He has written and given lectures on a range of topics in the fields of public law, local government, planning, environmental and special educational needs. He is a governor of Forest Gate Community School.

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