7 King’s Bench Walk is 'highly regarded and well respected for its experience and strength in commercial litigation'. Demonstrating the set's prowess in insurance law, multiple members of the set appeared for various parties in the longrunning Russian Aircraft litigation, including Gavin Kealey KC and Ralph Morley representing AIG; Richard Waller KC and Michael Ryan acting for Lloyds Insurance Co; and Jonathan Gaisman KC, Siobán Healy KC, Keir Howie, and others representing Global Aerospace. The Commercial Court ruled that the aircraft were lost on 10 March 2022, and the proximate cause of the loss was Russian Government Resolution 311, which banned the return from Russia of leased aircraft and engines to Western lessors. As the ban qualified as 'restraint' and/or 'detention' within the meaning of war risks perils, the loss was ruled to be covered under the war risk insurance and excluded under the all-risk insurance. Jason Robinson KC was elevated to silk in March 2025.
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Position
Jason is a go-to silk in high-stakes commercial litigation and arbitration, consistently described by the directories as “an absolute star”, “a natural advocate” and “respected commercial litigator”. Before taking silk, after only 13 years, he was hailed as “one of the best juniors at the London Bar”.
He has an extensive commercial practice, which includes aviation, banking & finance, civil fraud, commodities, construction, energy, insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, sanctions, shareholder & company disputes, shipping & admiralty, and superyacht & supercar disputes.
Recent work includes acting for the aviation hull all risks insurers in a 48-day Commercial Court trial, in their successful defence of multi-billion dollar claims regarding the loss of aircraft following the invasion of Ukraine: [2025] EWHC 1430 (Comm).
Career
Called 2012 (Middle Temple).
Silk 2025
Queen Mother Scholar of the Middle Temple.
Education
B.A. Law (Double First Class), University of Cambridge.
BCL (Distinction), University of Oxford.
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