Hollams, John, Sir, 1820-1910

Sir John Hollams (23 September 1820− 3 May 1910) was an English solicitor. For more than 60 years he was a partner in one of London's most significant law firms and was involved in several high profile cases, including Bank of England v Vagliano Bros (1891), British South Africa Co v Companhia de Moçambique (1893), and the trial of Leander Starr Jameson and his compatriots for their actions in the Jameson Raid in 1895-1896. A President of the Law Society of England and Wales, he served on the Judicator Commission which was instrumental in drafting the Judicature Act of 1873 and Judicator Act of 1875; laws that substantially restructured the legal system in Britain.