Dr Jon Robins
NLJ columnist
Dr Jon Robins is an NLJ columnist, editor of The Justice Gap (Thejusticegap.com) and a lecturer at Brighton University in the criminology department. Newlawjournal.co.uk
NLJ columnist
Dr Jon Robins is an NLJ columnist, editor of The Justice Gap (Thejusticegap.com) and a lecturer at Brighton University in the criminology department. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Jon Robins reports on a petition to posthumously exonerate Christine Keeler
Jon Robins backs the calls of both Baroness Butler-Sloss & the Justice Committee for the watchdog’s leadership to resign
The Law Commission has set out the case for radical reform of the criminal appeals process: is it enough? Jon Robins reports
Is our criminal appeals system any more prepared to recognise an injustice than it was back in the ‘bad old days’? Jon Robins reports
Rigged datasets & the lottery fallacy: was the conviction of Lucy Letby based on unreliable statistics, asks Jon Robins
Jon Robins on why we need more politicians willing to support unfashionable causes
Andrew Malkinson’s exoneration highlights why a dysfunctional CCRC needs a reset, says Jon Robins
Behind the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson lies an even greater scandal, as Jon Robins reveals
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NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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