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
Overstretched & underfunded: the reasons for the CCRC’s failings are both complex & blindingly obvious, says Jon Robins
The justice system cruelly stacks the odds against the neurodivergent, says Jon Robins
Jon Robins laments the rise of politicians trying to look tough on crime
Post-Jogee, the failure of the courts to get to grips with the iniquity of joint enterprise is shocking, says Jon Robins
Jon Robins considers the origins & consequences of the sentencing fiasco that was imprisonment for public protection
Post-2010 & the damage done to our criminal justice system: Jon Robins reviews calls for the reinstatement of areas of social welfare law
Jon Robins on unfairness at the Legal Aid Agency & the shocking impact on clients
Jon Robins sums up the findings of institutional corruption uncovered by the inquiry into Daniel Morgan’s murder
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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