Jon Holbrook

Barrister

Jon Holbrook is a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers
E-mail: clerks@cornerstonebarristers.com
Website: www.cornerstonebarristers.com

Barrister

Jon Holbrook is a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers
E-mail: clerks@cornerstonebarristers.com
Website: www.cornerstonebarristers.com

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Jon Holbrook reflects on why John Stuart Mill is a better guide to “liberty” than judicial precedent

Liberate social policy from the influence of human rights, says Jon Holbrook

Was the claim by the black cab rapist's victims in the public interest? The High Court side-stepped the key issue says Jon Holbrook

Jon Holbrook fears the emergence of a disturbing new tort of intolerance

Jon Holbrook pays tribute to the late Ronald Dworkin

In the second of two articles, Jon Holbrook considers fixed-term assured shorthold tenancies for housing associations

In the first of two articles, Jon Holbrook considers the new local authority flexible tenancy scheme

Jon Holbrook assesses the ability of councils to bring possession proceedings against tenants involved in the recent riots

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NLJ this week: Surrogacy children caught in succession gap

A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’

NLJ this week: Online safety law at a crossroads

Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design

NLJ this week: Do Mandelson and Mountbatten-Windsor meet the misconduct bar?

Recent allegations surrounding Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have reignited scrutiny of the ancient common law offence of misconduct in public office. Writing in NLJ this week, Simon Parsons, teaching fellow at Bath Spa University, asks whether their conduct could clear a notoriously high legal hurdle

NLJ this week: Supreme Court unlocks ‘lost years’ windfall for injured children

A landmark ruling has reshaped child clinical negligence claims. Writing in NLJ this week, Jodi Newton, head of birth and paediatric negligence at Osbornes Law, explains how the Supreme Court in CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKSC 5 has overturned Croke v Wiseman, ending the long-standing bar on children recovering ‘lost years’ earnings

NLJ this week: Finality trumps freedom in arbitration showdown

A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996

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Jon Holbrook

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

EIP—Rob Barker

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler