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Jason Robinson
Position
Barrister specialising in all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration.
Recent work includes a 3-week UNCITRAL arbitration concerning an off-shore drilling dispute worth in excess of US$2bn, acting on behalf of an EU member state in an ICC arbitration worth €5bn concerned with the construction of naval submarines, a breach of confidence claim on behalf of shareholders of a major bank against two ex-Scotland Yard police officers acting as private investigators (Saab v Dangate Consulting Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2602 (Comm), [2019] EWHC 1558 (Comm), [2019] P.N.L.R. 29, [2018] EWHC 546 (Comm)), and an expedited Commercial Court trial on behalf of the Fortune 500 oil and gas conglomerate Apache Corporation: Apache Beryl Ltd v Marathon Oil UK LLC [2017] EWHC 2258 (Comm), [2017] EWHC 2462 (Comm), [2017] EWHC 2504 (Comm). Jason has also recently represented a major insurer in arbitration against a FTSE 100 medical device manufacturer in a $50m coverage claim under an excess layer policy containing Bermuda Form wording.
Career
Called 2012 (Middle Temple).
Queen Mother Scholar of the Middle Temple.
Education
B.A. Law (Double First Class), University of Cambridge.
BCL (Distinction), University of Oxford.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘He is an absolute star.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Outstandingly capable and grasps the issues extremely quickly. Jason produces excellent work product with exceptional turnaround time.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘He is very bright- a good communicator who listens well, and is very patient and clear with the client. His analysis of issues is excellent and his case strategy is clever.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Jason Robinson –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is outstandingly capable and grasps the issues extremely quickly.. A very assured, polished advocate who conducts his own cases without a leader, which is relatively rare for a junior in these areas. A pleasure to work with and always extremely responsive and helpful.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Very strong cross-examiner. One of the best juniors at the London Bar.‘
7 King’s Bench Walk ‘has a growing reputation in civil fraud, with a number of members building a strong reputation in the area‘. The set’s expertise encompasses the pursuit and defence of a range of high-value and cross-jurisdictional fraud claims. In one of the most important civil fraud judgments of 2022, David Allen KC and Jason Robinson defended businessman George Logothetis and his companies against allegations of fraudulently inducing the claimants into making shipping market investments of over $14m. Elsewhere in chambers, Elizabeth Lindesay was part of the junior counsel team instructed on the $1.5bn claim by the Libyan Investment Authority against Société Générale, which was alleged to have paid bribes of $58m; and Clara Benn defended the Bank of Cyprus against a fraudulent claim brought by a property developer, the matter involving allegations of dishonesty and forgery on both sides.
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Easy to work with and very good on paper, Jason is increasingly popular and his advocacy is very authoritative for someone of his call.’