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.

Education

B.A. Law (Double First Class), University of Cambridge.

BCL (Distinction), University of Oxford.

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

LEADING JUNIORS4
Jason 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.’ 
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Energy

LEADING JUNIORS4
Jason 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.’
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Fraud: civil

LEADING JUNIORS4
Jason Robinson - 7 King's Bench Walk 'Very strong cross-examiner. One of the best juniors at the London Bar.'
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Insurance and reinsurance

LEADING JUNIORS4
Jason 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

International arbitration: counsel

LEADING JUNIORS2
Jason 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.’
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Shipping

LEADING JUNIORS3
Jason Robinson – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘He is an absolute star.'