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Health Service Safety Investigations Bill

I think everyone who works in the medicolegal world will welcome the introduction of the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill on 14th September 2017. This will establish the Health Service...

September 20, 2017
Opinion

STILL FIGHTING FOR WHAT’S RIGHT…. Reflections of a personal injury lawyer

Hodge Jones & Allen LLP has recently celebrated its 40 years in practice and as a partner in the personal injury team I was asked to reflect back on my...

September 14, 2017

Anne Sanders

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Thinking of bringing back Crown Immunity for the NHS? Here’s why you should think again.

I think the debate regarding costs in clinical negligence claims reached a new low yesterday with the Guardian publishing an article by Polly Toynbee suggesting that the time was now...

September 11, 2017
Opinion

Protesting Against the Arms Fair

Reports have suggested that upwards of 100 people have been arrested in last week’s protests at the DSEi arms fair. Most would appear to have been charged with minor offences,...

September 11, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

An accident waiting to happen…

As a solicitor specialising in personal injury law at a firm in Central London, it is sad to see the increase in number of accidents on our roads involving cyclists....

September 11, 2017

Emma Hall

Opinion

Application for payments on account of costs

I am tasked specifically within our firm to deal with cash flow. An important part of that role is to ensure that we get money in as soon as possible…

September 7, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Health and Safety Executive fines care home after death of a resident

The clinical negligence team at Hodge Jones & Allen frequently receives enquiries from relatives of elderly persons, concerned that their loved ones have suffered harm whilst resident in care homes...

September 4, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

Would Jon Snow inherit in modern day Britain?

Finally after 6 years, 7 seasons and 67 episodes, fans of the Game of Thrones TV series, finally received proof that Jon Snow was in fact the rightful heir to...

September 4, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Could dashboard cameras make our roads safer?

One of the key factors in a road traffic accident claim is being able to prove who was at fault for the accident. At its simplest this could be a...

September 1, 2017
Opinion

“In the criminal justice system, class still matters, perhaps even to defence lawyers.”

Lady Justice is often depicted wearing a blindfold. The blindfold represents impartiality – the ideal that justice should be applied without regard to wealth, power or other status. However, austerity...

August 31, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Face recognition technology at Notting Hill Carnival – another example of over-policing of black communities that will not make society safer.

Notting Hill Carnival is the second largest in the world and celebrates Caribbean culture, and it is one of the safest festivals in the world. Yet, every year, the apparently...

August 30, 2017
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Standing up to negligence whilst on holiday

As the last few weeks of summer pass us by, I am reminded that holidays are important. They are a time to relax and reconnect, a chance to wash away…

August 24, 2017
Opinion

The State of our Prisons – out of sight, out of mind….

A further report on prisons was released today, with particular mention of Aylesbury Young Offender Institution, where we represent several clients. The report was based on an unannounced visit to…

August 17, 2017

Caroline Liggins

Opinion

Lasting Powers of Attorney – the debate

Denzil Lush (former Senior Judge of the England & Wales Court of Protection) has been widely quoted in the press, talking about the lack of safeguards with Lasting and Enduring...

August 16, 2017

Nicola Waldman

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Just Back Off

Wednesday 16th August 2017 is Injury Prevention Day. This year, the focus for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyer (APIL) is on road safety. APIL is also relaunching its anti-tailgating…

August 16, 2017

Emma Hall

Opinion

The summer divorce …. and the rise of the pre nup

The summer does not seem to be a good time for celebrity marriages with some very high profile couples splitting up at the start of the autumn. Summer 2016 saw…

August 15, 2017
Blog

Are you safe in your own home?

According to property analysts, Hometrack, house prices are expected to increase by 6% to 7% over the course of 2017. With more and more people struggling to buy their own…

August 10, 2017
Opinion

Grenfell Tower Tragedy – the known and the unknown

On 14th June 2017 Grenfell Tower caught alight when a fridge defaulted and started a fire. Whilst it is reasonable to expect fires to occur, the most shocking thing about...

August 2, 2017
Blog

Grenfell Tower Disaster: What financial support will be provided to survivors both in the short and long term?

The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire has left a community in mourning, with police investigators saying that their starting point is 80 deaths resulting from the fire. Hundreds more...

August 2, 2017
Opinion

The state of our prisons – light the blue touch paper…

The HM Chief Inspector of Prisons published his second annual report of the state of Prisons in England and Wales on 18th July 2017 and, within two weeks, of the...

August 2, 2017

Bríd Doherty

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