Hodge Jones & Allen

Hodge Jones & Allen in the news

 

By the very nature of the radical law Hodge Jones & Allen practices, it is a firm on the front line of legal change, of human rights and of public interest. Below is a selection of recently published features, articles and quotes from team members in each practice area.

 

HJA cases in the news and editorial contributions from solicitors

 

4.7 million brain injury settlement for Ryan St George

Philippa Vaughan wins '1st wife' divorce settlement from Barrister husband

Chilcot enquiry Snatch Land Rover deaths in Afghanistan

G20 Space Hijackers

Inmates claim compensation for salmonella poisoning

Jackson Report on revision of civil litigation

Soldier denied council housing

 

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Personal injury, Clinical negligence, Housing law, Wills & Probate, Crime and Fraud, Family law and Civil liberties.

 

 

PERSONAL INJURY

 

Cuts to legal aid, Law Society Gazette, 2 June 2011

Article: Profession must fight to the end to block unprecedented and shocking cuts to legal aid

Comment by: Patrick Allen

 

Issues with changes to No-win, no-fee claims, The Times, Thursday 5th May 2011

Article: No-win, no-fee changes fatally flawed

Written by: Patrick Allen

 

Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer, The Times, 12 November 2009
Article: Whatever happened to the radical lawyer? (by Jon Robins)
Comment by: Patrick Allen

 

Lord Justice Jackson's report, Law Society Gazette, 21 January 2010
Article: More debate is needed about Lord Justice Jackson's proposed reforms
Comment by: Patrick Allen

 

MoJ's salmonella 'breach of duty', Your Local Guardian, 14 July 2010
Article: Ministry of Justice admits 'breach of duty' after Wandsworth Prison salmonella outbreak Comment by: Simon O'Loughlin

 

HMP Wandsworth food poisoning, The Sun, 23 February 2010
Article: 250 lags sue for £500k over fowl egg sarnies Comment by: Simon O'Loughlin

 

Cervical Cancer jab, The Sunday Times, 4 October 2009
Article: What has this cervical cancer jab done to our girls? (by Daniel Foggo & Rosie Millard)
Comment by: Peter Todd

 

Cervical Cancer jab, Mail Online, 4 October 2009
Article: The worries over the cervical cancer jab and the questions that must be answered (by Barbara Davies), Comment by: Peter Todd

 

Food poisoning claims, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, 25 September 2009

Article: Victims of norovirus to sue Blumenthal (by Kerstin Kühn)
Comment by: Peter Todd

 

Cervical cancer jab, Sunday Express, 20 September 2009

Article: Care threat to girl 'left disabled by cancer jab' (by Lucy Johnston)

Comment by: Peter Todd

 

Primodos case wins legal aid battle, Sky News, Thursday 5th May 2011

Article: Birth defect group wins legal aid battle 

Comment by: Peter Todd

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CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE

 

Ryan St George settlement, Daily Mail, 14 April 2010
Article: Prisoner brain-damaged after falling out of bunk bed wins £4.7 million damages Also cover in: Daily Telegraph and BBC online Comment by: Jacqui Hayat 

 

 

HOUSING LAW

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Curing Conflict, Inside Housing, 24 November 2009
Article: Could tougher regulation reduce legal disputes between housing associations and tenants? Written by Siddiq Fazaluddin

Tenants litigation, Public Service (PS), 22 February 2010
Article: EXCLUSIVE: Litigation may still be the best option for unhappy tenants Written by Siddiq Fazaluddin

 

Housing legal opinion, Housing News, 3 March 2010
Article: Legal Opinion: The Disability Act, Animals and Tenancy Agreements Written by Siddiq Fazaluddin

 

Discriminatory eviction, 24 Housing, April 2010 issue
Article: Court of Appeal rules on discriminatory eviction ruling Written by Siddiq Fazaluddin

Meeting the housing needs of people diagnosed with HIV without prejudice, Inside Housing, 23 March 2010
Article: A delicate balance written by Sophie Bell

 

Housing needs for HIV suffers, PublicNet, 14 May 2010
Article: Critical Housing needs for HIV suffers Written by Sophie Bell

 

Cost of Living, Inside Housing, 27 April 2010

Article: Cost of Living Written by Satvir Sahota

 

Homeless for 16 and 17 year olds, Inside Housing, 25 May 2010
Article: From pillar to post (written by Hannah Britz)

 

Dry rot claim win against council, Ham & High / Wood & Vale Express, 3 Dec 2009
Article: Payout for woman living with dry rot (by Tan Parsons)

Comment by: Daniel Fitzpatrick

 

Local Housing incentives, 24 Housing, 8 June 2010
Article: Shapps: 'Powerful incentives not meaningless targets key to building more homes (by Jon Land)

Comment by: Daniel Fitzpatrick

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PRIVATE CLIENT

 

Living Wills, The Daily Telegraph (print & online), 7 October 2009
Article: Bishops: legal rules could present repeat of Kerrie Wooltorton 'living will' suicide (by John Bingham), Comment by: Hannah Bunting

 

Criticism of the RSPCA over inheritance tax, Times Online, 11 February 2010

Article name: RSPCA criticised for demanding inheritance tax payment (by Laura Whateley)

Comment by: Sarah Cooper

 

Wills, Fresh Business Thinking, 17 March 2010

Article name: Leaving your Business in a Will Written by: Sarah Cooper

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CRIMINAL DEFENCE, PROTEST LAW & SERIOUS FRAUD

 

Justice System, Law Society's Gazette, 16 July 2009
Article: Serious concerns are raised with the first non-jury criminal trial Written by: Raj Chada

G20 Demonstrators, BBC Online, 4 September 2009
Article: G20 demonstrators appear in Court (by BBC Online), Comment by: Raj Chada

 

JJB Sports in price-fixing probe, Bloomberg, The Globe & Mail, 10 September 2009
Article: JJB, Sports Direct raided by fraud, Antitrust Offices (by Lindsay Fortado and Jonathan Browning), Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Sentencing for bribing foreign officials in Iraq, The Times, 24 September 2009
Article: Mabey & Johnson to be sentenced for bribery case (by Michael Herman)
Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Online fraudsters target students, Guardian / The Observer / Tiscali, 27 Sept 2009
Article: Property fraudsters target students & tourists in London letting scam (by Jamie Elliott and Graham Norwood), Comment by: Raj Chada

 

G20 Space Hijackers, The Sunday Times, 27 September 2009
Article: Black bra, red stockings: is that a fair cop? (by David Leppard)
Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) business fines, The Times, 10 February 2010
Article: Corporate manslaughter fines to reach millions (by Michael Herman)
Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Global corruption index, Growth Business, 23 February 2010
Article name: Corruption in Corporate Britain, Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Bribery Bill, The Times, 31 March 2010
Article: Will the Bribery Bill ever become law? (by Edward Fennell)
Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Goldman Sachs boss charged with fraud, The Telegraph, 17 April 2010
Article: Goldman case breathes life back into the blame game (by James Quinn and Helia Ebrahimi)
Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Bloody Sunday, News Talk, 15 June 2010
Article: Bloody Sunday families to meet Protestant leaders
Comment by: Raj Chada

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Anti-cuts protest arrests, The Independent, 30th March 2011

Article: Why did police charge only 11 rioters over the anti-cuts protests?

Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Peace campaigners fear eviction, West End Extra, 29th April 2011

Article: So which tents are welcomed?

Comment by:  Raj Chada

 

Fortnum & Mason arrests

Article: Police under fire for Fortnum & Mason arrests (Camden New Journal, 31st March 2011)

Article: UK Uncut protestors due in court over store occupation (The Guardian, 5th July 2011)

Article: Met police are accused of pursuing a 'vindictive' case against UK Uncut tax protesters (The Independent, 24th July 2011)

Article: Police "vindictive" to tax protestors (Press TV, 24th July 2011)

Comments by: Raj Chada

 

Rupert Murdoch 'foam pie' protestor

Article: Police question former editor in phone hacking probe (Wall Street Journal, 3rd August 2011)

Article: Murdoch foam pie thrower to appeal over jail sentence (Evening Standard, 3rd August 2011)

Comments by: Raj Chada and Tim Greaves

 

Squatters rights activists

Article: Cuts to laws could save activist group (Morning Star, 11th November 2011)

Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Dale Farm protestors

Article: Dale Farm protester Ellen Yianni cleared of concealing face (17th January 2012)

Comment by: Raj Chada

 

Cannabis, Wall Street Journal / Cannabis Weekly, 27 November 2009
Article: Another thing Europe doesn't agree on (by Javier Espinoza)
Comment by: Daniel Godden

 

London riots, West End Extra, 23rd September 2011

Article:  Hot Dog Man, Turgut Kemal, to sue police over arrest

Comment by: Daniel Godden

 

Student Protests, The Guardian, 7th March 2011

Article: Met Police Criminalising a generation of Students

Comment by: Ruth Hamann

 

Jury-less criminal trials, Growth Business, 1 April 2010
Article: High cost of protection is eroding legal bastion (by Frances Gibb)
Comment by: Joseph Wright

 

London riots

Article:  London riots: shopkeeper with cricket bat chases looters (The Telegraph, 12th August 2011)

Comment by: Joseph Wright 

Article: Londres impone castigos ejemplares (El Pais, 13th August 2011)

Comment by: Sean Caulfield

Article: Riots: gluts of appeals anticipated (Law Society Gazette, 18th August 2011)

Comment by: Joseph Wright 

Article: Established procedure was simply ignored during the riot hearings (Law Society Gazette, 8th September 2011)

Written by:  Joseph Wright

Article: Rioters are identified by Haverstock and Hampstead schools (Camden New Journal, 13th October 2011)

Comment by: Joseph Wright

 

Obscenity trial

Article: Obscenity trial:the law is not suitable for a digital age (The Guardian, 6th January 12)
Written by: Myles Jackman

Article: Obscenity victory (New Statesman, 6th January 12)

Comments by: Myles Jackman and Nigel Richardson

Article: Lawyer in the News: Partner acted for for man charged under Obscene Publications Act (Law Society Gazette, 12th January 12)

Featured: Nigel Richardson

 

FAMILY LAW

 

Family courts and the media, The Daily Telegraph, 18 November 2009
Article: Family Courts prepare to open their doors (by Cassandra Jardine)

Comment by: Toby Hales

Philippa Vaughan successful divorce settlement, April 1 2010
Article: Barrister's ex-wife awarded payout 25 years after divorce, Comment by: Toby Hales

 

Divorce, Wealth Bulletin, 15th April 2010

Article: The best place in the world to get divorced

Comment by: Toby Hales

 

Cheryl Cole "quickie" divorce, The Press Association, 27 May 2010
Article: Cheryl Cole files for divorce from Ashley (by The Press Association)

Comment by: Toby Hales

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CIVIL LIBERTIES

 

Snatch Land Rovers and the MoD
Comments by: Jocelyn Cockburn
Article: Soldier's mother launches legal challenge, (telegraph.co.uk, 10 July 2009)

Article: Soldier's mother wins court fight over Snatch Land Rover (by Frances Gibb, times online, 11 July 2009)

Article: TIMES FRONT PAGE EXCLUSIVE Families of dead troops ask Chilcot to confront Brown (by Deborah Haynes, The Times, 4 March 2010)
Article: Judge blocks compensation bid for families of soldiers killed in Iraq as 'they were outside Human Rights jurisdiction area' (The Daily Mail, 30th June 2011)

MoD appeal against landmark ruling, Hawick News, 24 July 2009
Article name: Launch of new appeal stuns mum of Iraq death soldier (by Hawick News)
Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

Baranovsky Prison Death Inquest
Comments by: Jocelyn Cockburn

Article: Rye Hill 'learn lessons' but inmate's family want apology for tragic death, Daventry Express, 1 October 2009
Article: The death of prisoner Baranovsky (by Charlotte Rowles, The Independent on Sunday, 11 October 2009)

 

Police Officer spared jail, BBC website, 4 March 2010

Article: Sex-On-Duty Metropolitan Police officer spared jail (by BBC)
Comment by: Sasha Barton

 

Soldiers' human rights, 16 March 2010
Article: Giving soldiers human rights in war zones 'will hamper battlefield commanders' (by Deborah Haynes, The Times) Also covered in BBC online, Guardian, Metro

Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

 

Soldier denied council housing, The Times, 4 April 2010
Article: War hero last in line for council home (by David Leppard)
Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

 

IPCC report published in Fiona Pilkington case, The Telegraph, 24th May 2011

Article: Four police officers to face misconduct hearings over Fiona Pilkington death
Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

 

Police misconduct, The Guardian, 31st October 2011

Article: Police Officers escaping punishment by resigning

Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

 

Stephen Lawrence trial

Article: Stephen Lawrence's family 'torn apart' by murder (The Telegraph, 4th January 2012)

Article: Killers could get just 12 years (Daily Mail, 4th January 2012)

Article: Stephen Lawrence's killers face jail (Evening Standard, 4th January 2012)

Article: Stephen Lawrence murder: Neville Lawrence 'full of relief' (BBC News, 3rd January 2012)

Comment by: Jocelyn Cockburn

 

Legal Aid anti-cuts march, The Guardian, 25th March 2011

Article: Concerned about legal aid?  Join the anti-cuts march

Comment by: Edward Kirton-Darling

 

UK riots "prisoner processing" policy

Article: Riots: Metropolitan police planned to hold all suspects in custody (The Guardian, 23rd August 2011)

Article: Met decided to hold all riots suspects in custody (The Londonist, 23rd August 2011)

Article: First London crown court sentences for rioters (Financial Times, 24th August 2011)

Comment by: Ed Kirton-Darling

 

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