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About
Provided by Jason Robinson
Practice Areas
Recognised repeatedly by the legal directories go-to leading junior, Jason is described as “absolutely excellent”, “a natural advocate”, and “a respected commercial litigator”. He has an extensive commercial practice, which includes aviation, banking & finance, civil fraud, commodities, construction, energy, insurance, professional negligence, sanctions, shareholder & company disputes, shipping & admiralty and superyacht & supercar disputes. Jason appears regularly as sole counsel in high-value commercial disputes, in both Court and arbitration, and often on an urgent or expedited basis.
Recent cases include acting for the successful party in a $2.5bn arbitration claim concerning an offshore drilling rig, acting for a major aviation hull all risks insurer in multi-billion dollar disputes regarding the alleged loss of aircraft following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, acting on behalf of an EU member state in an ICC arbitration worth $5bn concerned with the construction of naval submarines, representing the successful claimant in respect of a dispute over the multi-million dollar sale of a Ferrari race car (DD Classics Limited v Kent Chen [2022] EWHC 1357, [2022] EWHC 1404), and acting for the defendants in a significant fraud claim (Pisante & Ors v Logothetis & Ors [2022] EWHC 2575).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jason Robinson is a respected commercial litigator who has had involvement in a range of leading energy cases. He has acted for a number of prominent energy entities including major oil companies.
Jason Robinson is regularly instructed by leading shipping solicitors and P&I clubs to handle high-value cases. He is well known for representing clients in superyacht and shipbuilding cases.
Jason Robinson is recognised for his prowess in international arbitration. He has cultivated a deep expertise in matters concerning insurance, energy and natural resources, shipping and maritime issues - including superyacht disputes - and civil fraud. He is favoured by his solicitor clients for particularly complex and long-running disputes. He has arbitrated before several key jurisdictions, including the LMAA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL and SIAC. Robinson now also takes on appointments as an arbitrator.
Jason Robinson is an in-demand barrister whose civil fraud practice commands respect. He frequently represents clients as sole counsel in both High Court litigation and arbitrations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jason's written work product is always outstanding; he always cuts through to the point straight away."
"Very user-friendly and practical, Jason is a very good junior who can lead cases on his own."
"Jason Robinson is the hardest working person I know and he delivers excellent work product."
"Jason is extremely responsive and solution-focused."
"Jason has exceptional intelligence and attention to detail."
"Jason is the sort of junior that doesn't need to be led. He's independently capable and happy to take the lead on the thinking. There's no pompousness. He's my go-to junior."
"Jason is exceptional - he's the hardest-working person I know. He's totally dedicated to the cause and to delivering an excellent work product for his clients."
"Jason is extremely easy to work with. He has a very good eye for detail and good commercial awareness."
"Jason has an incredible work ethic. He punches above his weight."
"Jason Robinson is excellent to work with. He is able to deal with complex legal issues, and has outstanding commercial awareness and strong advocacy."
"Jason is an exceptional junior. He is totally dedicated to the cause and delivers an excellent work product. His written work is always outstanding."
"Jason is a great senior junior who works incredibly hard. He is well respected by judges, and is great orally and on paper. He is dependable."
"He is very user-friendly and practical. He's good on his feet, he manages cases seamlessly, and his written work is crisp and delivered immediately."
"Jason is very smart and hard-working."
"Jason's written work product is always outstanding; he always cuts through to the point straight away."
"Very user-friendly and practical, Jason is a very good junior who can lead cases on his own."
"Jason Robinson is the hardest working person I know and he delivers excellent work product."
"Jason is extremely responsive and solution-focused."
"Jason has exceptional intelligence and attention to detail."
"Jason is the sort of junior that doesn't need to be led. He's independently capable and happy to take the lead on the thinking. There's no pompousness. He's my go-to junior."
"Jason is exceptional - he's the hardest-working person I know. He's totally dedicated to the cause and to delivering an excellent work product for his clients."
"Jason is extremely easy to work with. He has a very good eye for detail and good commercial awareness."
"Jason has an incredible work ethic. He punches above his weight."
"Jason Robinson is excellent to work with. He is able to deal with complex legal issues, and has outstanding commercial awareness and strong advocacy."
"Jason is an exceptional junior. He is totally dedicated to the cause and delivers an excellent work product. His written work is always outstanding."
"Jason is a great senior junior who works incredibly hard. He is well respected by judges, and is great orally and on paper. He is dependable."
"He is very user-friendly and practical. He's good on his feet, he manages cases seamlessly, and his written work is crisp and delivered immediately."
"Jason is very smart and hard-working."