Jon Robins
Dr Jon Robins is an NLJ columnist, editor of The Justice Gap, and a lecturer at Brighton University in the criminology department. He is a special adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice and vice chair of the Legal Action Group. Jon is the author of Justice in a time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The crisis in our justice system (Biteback, 2018) and The First Miscarriage of Justice: The “Amazing and Unreported” Case of Tony Stock (Waterside Press, 2014).
Dr Jon Robins is an NLJ columnist, editor of The Justice Gap, and a lecturer at Brighton University in the criminology department. He is a special adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice and vice chair of the Legal Action Group. Jon is the author of Justice in a time of Austerity (Bristol University Press, 2021), Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The crisis in our justice system (Biteback, 2018) and The First Miscarriage of Justice: The “Amazing and Unreported” Case of Tony Stock (Waterside Press, 2014).
Jon Robins sets the scene for a series of articles on life after legal aid
In his final article on deregulation, Jon Robins focuses on enterprising entrants to the legal services market
Part 2: Jon Robins continues his predictions on how deregulation will affect the legal services market
Lawyers talk about “Tesco Law” and the ongoing liberalisation of legal services...
The holy grail of the post-Legal Services Act world appears to be the creation of a solicitor-led legal brand instantly recognisable by the public...
Is the ban on law firms hiving off unreserved legal work through associated entities the regulatory breach in the profession’s defences that will enable those new entrants to storm a newly liberalised legal services market?
Nothing like a bit of lawyer-bashing to win over the hearts and minds of the British public...
As students take to the streets to protest rising levels of debt, law schools stand accused of treating their students as a revenue stream churning out young lawyers for jobs that don’t exist...
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hugh James—Phil Edwards
Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire
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Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe
Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire
DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr
Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London
