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
Has forensic science passed the point of recovery? Jon Robins reports on a sector caught in a dangerous downward spiral
Three convictions overturned, all without compensation—Dr Jon Robins sets out the alarming failings that are ruining lives
Dr Jon Robins reports on a murder conviction that was quashed—twice
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
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Withers—Sophie Barrett-Brown
Withers drives further growth in its UK immigration team with new partner Sophie Barrett-Brown
Venus Legal—Esther Amoako
Venus Legal invests in next generation of legal talent as specialist litigation practice grows
Fisher Phillips—Catrina Smith
Fisher Phillips continues momentum in London with arrival of Catrina Smith
NEWS
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
Foreign states cannot necessarily claim immunity for cyber operations launched abroad against computers in Britain, following a divided Supreme Court ruling
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
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