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

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What’s happening with Boris Johnson’s royal commission? Jon Robins investigates

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

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

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NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year

NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control

In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473

NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’

A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law

NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

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Dr Jon Robins

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

Birketts—Álvaro Aznar