HJA in the news

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

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

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, 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

Training Contracts, Solicitor's Journal, 13 October 2009

Article: Working it out, Comment by: Peter Todd

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

Litigation funding, Litigation Funding, December issue
Article: Take a chance on us, Comment by: Peter Todd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cost of Living, Inside Housing, 27 April 2010

Article: Cost of Living Written by Satvir Sahota

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

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

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

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

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

CRIMINAL DEFENCE & 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

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

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

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

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

FAMILY LAW

Divorce, Wealth Bulletin, 20 August 2009
Article: In sickness and in wealth (by Tara Loader Wilkinson)
Comment by: Toby Hales

Divorce rates, Financial Times, 25 September 2009
Article: Will divorce carve up firm? (by Jonathan Moules), Comment by: Victoria Walker

Russian divorce, Money Market, October 2009
Article: High profiles Russian divorce case, Comment by: Farhana Shahzady

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 divroce, 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

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)

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