Dr Jon Robins
Jon Robins questions Lord Sumption’s perceptions about the secondary importance of civil legal aid schemes
It’s time to come clean about miscarriages of justice & mistakes denied, says Jon Robins
In the first part of an exclusive NLJ series, Jon Robins reports on the precarious reality of the poor (& not-so-poor) in our society & their quest for justice post LASPO
Jon Robins asks whether the CPS is telling us all it knows about disclosure failures
Jon Robins laments the state of a criminal justice system beset by legal aid cuts, unconscious bias & miscarriages of justice
Legal aid lawyers are undervalued, underpaid & under pressure, as Jon Robins explains
The Director of Public Prosecution’s disclosure nightmare seems to be getting worse by the week. Jon Robins reviews the evidence
Jon Robins pays tribute to Sir Henry Brooke—a tireless & effective campaigner
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace
Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team
Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall
Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role
Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei
Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
