Jon Robins

NLJ columnist

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).

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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

Jon Robins , speaking to actor Ricky Tomlinson, investigates and provides an update on the case of the Shrewsbury 24

Jon Robins reports on the inevitable decision to review the Parole system

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From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

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Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly

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Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

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Jon Robins

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Keoghs—four appointments

Brabners—Ben Lamb