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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

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
In the run-up to next week’s election, Jon Robins focuses on the parlous state of our justice system
In a short series in the run-up to the December election, Jon Robins does some policy filtering & number crunching
In the first of a series of articles to mark 70 years of legal aid, Jon Robins outlines the background & fall-out to one of many miscarriages of justice cases plaguing British history
There’s nothing new about playing politics with the public’s real or perceived concerns about crime, says Jon Robins

In examining the work of the CCRC, it’s about time attention turned to the Court of Appeal’s role in miscarriage of justice cases, says Jon Robins

Jon Robins salutes SB for shining a light on the dark underbelly of modern legal practice

Advice droughts are as damaging & deserve as much attention as advice deserts, says Jon Robins

Swingeing legal aid cuts have left more people reliant on charity & goodwill than the state, says Jon Robins

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

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Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

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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