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
Those people who bear the brunt of the pandemic also suffer disproportionately from a broken justice system, as Jon Robins reports
Jon Robins investigates claims of a ‘cover up’ in the horrific murder of private investigator, Daniel Morgan
The Post Office scandal is just one example of miscarriage of justice in a system which is no longer fit for purpose, says Jon Robins
Jon Robins reports on Oliver Campbell’s campaign to clear his name
Jon Robins reports on the potential short-changing of suspects during the COVID pandemic
The ‘single-issue’ approach of the legal system ensures it is stacked against the disadvantaged, says Jon Robins
In the first of a special NLJ series on the impact of the pandemic on the wider justice system, Jon Robins reports on cases in limbo, increasing pressures on the criminal justice system & Covid outbreaks in the courts
Jon Robins questions the government’s decision to rule out a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Pat Finucane
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NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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