Dr Jon Robins
Swingeing legal aid cuts have left more people reliant on charity & goodwill than the state, says Jon Robins
Partly excellent, partly abysmal? Jon Robins reports on the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
The legal advice sector has long since suffered from a difficult relationship with local authority support, says Jon Robins
Countdown to zero? Jon Robins reports from a small oasis in what is otherwise a legal advice desert
Food for thought: Jon Robins reports on the current state of foodbanks & the impact of universal credit
Jon Robins questions Lord Sumption’s perceptions about the secondary importance of civil legal aid schemes
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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
Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie
Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law
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Birketts—Álvaro Aznar
Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team
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
