JOHN ROBINSON & CO - Key Persons


Ben Hibbert

I studied law at the University of Hull before qualifying as a solicitor in 2000. I worked in West Yorkshire before returning to Hull to work with John Robinson & Co in 2001. Since then I have specialised as a criminal solicitor appearing in Magistrates' Courts and police stations across the Yorkshire area and further afield on a daily basis. I became a partner of the firm on 1 July 2003.

Dominic Bloomfield

I started at John Robinson's as a trainee solicitor in 2017 after studying law at Leeds Beckett University and have been employed by the firm ever since. After qualifying as a solicitor in 2019, I have specialised in the field of criminal defence. I have experience of representing individuals suspected of involvement in a wide range of offences at the local police station & Magistrates' Courts, including trials. My caseload also involves the day-to-day conduct of litigating serious cases that have proceeded to the Crown Court. I qualified as a duty solicitor in May 2022.

Harold Bloomfield

I completed my training in Hull and was admitted as a solicitor in 1981. My first job as a Solicitor was in Lincoln where I worked for about 12 months before returning to Hull. Throughout my working life I have represented individuals in police custody and before the criminal Courts. I qualified as a Higher Rights Advocate over 10 years ago, and have appeared regularly in the Crown Court ever since. I have successfully represented clients before the Court of Appeal on several occasions. I joined John Robinson & Co as a partner in October 2006.

Nicholas Clay

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  • PARTNER
Having studied at Hull University, I qualified in London as a solicitor in 1997, where I worked for a high-street legal-aid practice conducting criminal defence, landlord & tenant, and personal injury work. Since I came to work with John Robinson in June 2000, I have only undertaken defence-based criminal litigation and advocacy. I principally spend my time at the Magistrates' Court and the police station. I became a partner of the firm on 1 July 2003.