Paul Robinson is a Partner within the practice and has been at Goldkorns since its inception in May 1989.
Prior to this he had spent 18 years at another South London criminal practice.
Paul is regarded as one of the leading defence practitioners in crime. He has, and continues to, represent clients in some of the most high profile criminal prosecutions over the last 40 years. Within this time Paul has witnessed vast changes to the criminal justice system.
As a consequence of his longevity and his fierce defence of his clients he has built an enviable client base.
Notable Cases
R v W and Others. Represented the defendant who was charged, along with a number of others, in a multi-handed drug conspiracy that was at the time the largest seizure of cannabis in Metropolitan Police history. The defendant was acquitted.
R v R. Represented the defendant who was a professional chef charged with laundering the proceeds of a multi-million pound drug trafficking organisation based at a hotel in the Midlands.
R v A. Represented a number of defendants as part of Michael Michaels' series of supergrass trials at Woolwich Crown Court. The defendant was acquitted.
R v B & H. Represented both defendants in what was at the time the biggest firearms factory found in the UK. The defendants were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court and the sentence was subsequently appealed by the prosecution on the basis that it was too lenient.
R v S. Represented a defendant charged with an attempted murder arising from a drug related dispute in the East End of London. The defendant was acquitted.
R v H (Blackfriars Crown Court). Represented the defendant in a SOCA prosecution in which he was an alleged organiser and financier of the importation of large quantities of cocaine from Columbia. The defendant was found not guilty.
R v M (Kingston Crown Court). Represented the defendant who was subject to a targeted operation by SOCA for an alleged involvement in the importation of two tons of cannabis concealed in frozen chicken. The defendant was extradited back from Spain in order to stand trial.
R v F (Southwark Crown Court). Represented the first of five defendants charged with a serious firearms conspiracy. The defence involved an alleged allegation of corruption by police officers of the Specialist Crime Directorate. The defendant was acquitted.
R v D (2008). (Witness anonymity) The important ground breaking case reasserting fundamental common law principles underpinning the rights to a fair trial. This decision led to swift enactment by Parliament of the Criminal Evidence Act (which is anonymity) 2008.