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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 > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is an excellent advocate. He is all over the detail of technical insurance points but never loses sight of the wood for the trees. As a result, he is a focused advocate and his paperwork is very user-friendly and pragmatic. He is an excellent all-rounder for difficult insurance questions.’
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is a strong advocate, he quickly identifies the relevant points, he is able to explain complex matters and law in a comprehensible way and is very commercially minded. He provides particularly strong advice on contractual disputes.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Jason Robinson –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is a first-rate barrister, with an unrivalled work ethic. His written advocacy is always succinct, polished, and cuts to the heart of the matter. His written work is simply fantastic, and often turned around in tight timescales.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson –7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is very responsive, bright, pragmatic, and always prepared to work with you to develop a point.’
7 King’s Bench Walk has ‘strong energy practitioners‘. The set has an established presence in the insurance and commodities law arenas, which interconnects with the group’s capabilities in energy-related work. Key areas of instruction include mining and renewable energy issues, as well as the licensing of oil and gas fields and exploration projects. David Allen KC and Jason Robinson are currently representing prominent oil and gas producer Harbour Energy in an ongoing dispute with Shell concerning offtake agreements for crude oil. Among the junior end of chambers, Alexander MacDonald‘s workload includes advising on the construction of offshore rigs, hydroelectric projects, and cases concerning drilling contracts and licencing issues.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jason is an excellent advocate. He clearly distils the most complicated subject matter into clear, comprehensive submissions. He is very user-friendly and takes a pragmatic, commercial approach – and produces excellent paperwork at a speed unmatched at the London Bar.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘His comprehensive knowledge of the fraud landscape is coupled with a pragmatic, results-focused approach.’
Demonstrating ‘real strength in depth for fraud work‘, 7 King’s Bench Walk handles a wide range of domestic and multijurisdictional civil fraud cases, with strong expertise in asset recovery and obtaining and resisting interim injunctions. Members of the set are often engaged in insurance claims involving underlying fraud, such as Richard Waller KC and Michael Ryan‘s representation of the claimant in Malhotra Leisure v Aviva, in which an insurer is being sued for refusing to pay out under the COVID-19 business interruption policy following water damage to the hotel. In the Ablyazov SPV litigation, David Allen KC, leading Jason Robinson, represents JSC BTA Bank in BVI proceedings against over fifty defendants concerning an alleged $231m offshore SPV fraud. Over in the junior ranks, Keir Howie is instructed by a group of defendants in SKAT v Solo Capital Partners, a high-value claim concerning trading by a Dubai-based hedge fund which the Danish tax authorities allege was a cum-ex fraud.