The glamorous barrister on the centre of Julian Assange’s freedom combat is associates with Amal Clooney and Amber Heard, is a Kylie Minogue fan and was as soon as caught in a passionate clinch with a married former Labour spin physician.
Barrister Jennifer Robinson, 43, has represented high-profile purchasers like Amber Heard and has rubbed shoulders with the wealthy and well-known, travelling to George and Amal Clooney’s marriage ceremony in 2014 on a speedboat with actor Invoice Murray.
Throughout Ms Heard’s libel case court docket showdown together with her ex-husband Johnny Depp in London in 2020, Ms Robinson walked to court docket hand-in-hand with the Aquaman actress.
Ms Heard later stated about her friendship with Ms Robinson: ‘Her brilliance and sheer fortitude helped me survive a deeply painful ordeal that I might not have been capable of climate with out her.’
A self-confessed Kylie Minogue fan, who has ‘nothing in her fridge however Champagne’ , Ms Robinson as soon as set headlines alight after she was noticed kissing Labour’s former spin physician, Seumas Milne.
Jennifer Robinson (left) attended the Clooneys’ star-studded Venetian marriage ceremony in a ship with Invoice Murray in 2014
Barrister Jennifer Robinson (left), 43, has represented high-profile purchasers like Amber Heard (proper), pictured collectively on the Cheltenham Literary Competition
In 2017, she was seen kissing Jeremy Corbyn’s former henchman Seumas Milne, who was married on the time
The human rights lawyer and Mr Milne – a then-married father-of-two – have been photographed in a passionate embrace on the terrace of the Courthouse resort in East London in 2017.
Ms Robinson, who got here from humble beginnings in Australia, has been recognized to make use of her social media as an outlet to criticise the Tories on their human rights file and tweet help for then Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn.
Immediately the glamorous barrister, who has represented Julian Assange throughout his 14-year authorized battle with US authorities, landed again in Australia alongside Assange as he was freed after taking a plea deal.
Ms Robinson, who works from the revered Doughty Chambers in London, was named worldwide professional bono barrister of the yr in 2019 and has beforehand been pictured at occasions with King Charles and Cherie Blair.
She is commonly seen in pictures together with her hair flawless, stilettos and pencil gown on as she strides into court docket beside her high-profile purchasers.
Amal Clooney, her coworker at Doughty Road Chambers, invited Ms Robinson to her marriage ceremony to movie star George in Venice in 2014.
Ms Robinson arrived on the star-studded marriage ceremony in a ship with Invoice Murray and was requested to hold out bridesmaid duties.
In 2017, she hit headlines when she was pictured canoodling with Jeremy Corbyn’s former henchman Seumas Milne – together with her father later telling MailOnline that his daughter was simply having fun with an evening out and a ‘few drinks’ with a good friend.
Earlier than her intimate second with Mr Milne, it seems she was already a fan and congratulated him on turning into Labour’s high spin physician with the message: ‘That is good information for @jeremycorbyn. Congrats @SeumasMilne!’.
Her father, horse coach Terry, insisted his daughter has been in a ‘few relationships’ however dismissed recommendations that she was having an affair with the then married father-of-two.
WikiLeaks shared an image of Assange hugging his lawyer Jennifer Robinson after at this time’s court docket look
When requested about her favorite music she stated: ‘I nonetheless love Kylie Minogue – this started at age 5 and persists at this time’. Photos on her Instagram reveal that Ms Robinson met her idol Kylie throughout her present on the Royal Albert Corridor
Ms Robinson (centre, with Amber Heard, left, and Cherie Blair, proper (in September 2019) as she took the case of Marsha Lazareva – imprisoned in Kuwait for over a yr on false fees – to the United Nations
Ms Robinson (proper) has labored on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s authorized crew since October 2010 and is greatest associates with Amal Clooney – pictured proper within the background
In 2011 she gave an interview about her personal life and described herself as ‘passionate’ and ‘infinitely curious’, and stated: ‘My associates would most likely add, ”the everlasting optimist” or ”a bit bonkers”.’
When requested about her favorite music she stated: ‘I nonetheless love Kylie Minogue – this started at age 5 and persists at this time’.
Photos on her Instagram reveal that Ms Robinson met her idol Kylie throughout her present on the Royal Albert Corridor.
‘I’ve cherished Kylie since I used to be seven and performed her first album on repeat on my pink headphones. She’s been my soundtrack of enjoyable and pleasure ever since – and this present was overflowing with it. One other whole triumph for this tremendous gifted Aussie celebrity,’ she wrote.
Requested concerning the contents of her London fridge she joked: ‘Nothing however a couple of bottles of champagne (and perhaps a mouldy piece of cheese)’ as a result of she eats out so usually.
She replied, ‘Jude’ when requested: ‘What comes into your thoughts once you shut your eyes and consider the phrase ‘legislation’?’.
She has additionally labored with Cherie Blair to defend Marsha Lazareva, a distinguished businesswoman held in Kuwait on ‘false fees of cash laundering and embezzlement’.
Ms Robinson grew up within the small city of Berry, NSW, Australia, the place her father is a celebrated racehorse coach and her mom works as a instructor.
She graduated with a double diploma in legislation and Asian research from the Australian Nationwide College, and is fluent in Indonesian.
She later grew to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford College, attending Balliol Faculty and graduating with a Bachelor of Civil Regulation with Distinction and a Grasp of Philosophy in Worldwide Public Regulation.
She beforehand labored at London legislation agency Finers Stephens Harmless LLP and has gone on to turn out to be one of many UK’s most recognised human rights and media legal professionals.
Ms Robinson on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice in September 2018, on the Chagos Islands proceedings
Ms Robinson (centre) was pictured accompanying Johnny Depp’s ex-wife Amber Heard (second from the suitable) into the Excessive Courtroom in London on July 9, 2020. Ms Heard was additionally joined by her accomplice Bianca Butti (left) and her sister Whitney (high left)
Ms Robinson (left) was pictured arriving at Amal and George Clooney’s marriage ceremony in Venice in 2014
Her present agency was based by one other Australian-born ex-Rhodes Scholar Geoffrey Robertson QC, with whom she has labored with for greater than six years.
Mr Robertson and his then-wife, novelist Kathy Lette, launched Ms Robinson to many figures in London society at their dinner events.
‘I stroll in and Dannii Minogue and I are the primary two visitors. After which Kathy and Geoffrey come dwelling, and Barry Humphries walks in … after which Stephen Fry,’ she instructed Australian outlet Girls’s Weekly.
Mr Robertson additionally requested Ms Robinson to work with him on exposing youngster sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.
Ms Robinson advises purchasers in worldwide legislation, appeared within the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice and has given skilled proof on the UN and in Parliament.
She has a selected give attention to ‘free speech and civil liberties, advising media organisations, journalists and whistle-blowers on all points of media legislation’.
Having practised as a solicitor, Ms Robinson – generally known as Jen to associates and colleagues – additionally serves on the advisory board of the European Heart for Constitutional and Human Rights.
Ms Robinson joined Mr Assange’s authorized crew in October 2010, two months after authorities in Sweden issued a European arrest warrant for the Wikileaks founder in relation to rape and sexual assault allegations.
She additionally represented cricketer Azeem Rafiq in his racial discrimination case in opposition to the Yorkshire County Cricket Membership.
