Dr Jon Robins
The Government should heed calls to make legal aid available for bereaved families at inquests, says Jon Robins
If the Legal Aid Agency is to have a future it should be focused on enabling access to justice not refusing legal aid, says Jon Robins
Jon Robins welcomes Lord Bach’s proposal to put legal advice on a par with the right to free healthcare & education
The profession’s spontaneous response to Grenfell should be applauded, but demonstrates the dire state of the Law Centres Network, says Jon Robins
Institutional defensiveness plays no part in campaigns for justice, as Jon Robins reports
Will non-lawyer David Lidington cut the mustard as Lord Chancellor? Jon Robins shares a potted political history
Jon Robins returns with some surprising news from UKIP & a justice update from Plaid Cymru & the Lib Dems
In his penultimate election countdown article, Jon Robins reflects on the manifesto pleas from the Bar Council & Chancery Lane
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.
