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‘No Win No Fee’ isn’t what it used to be

The term ‘No Win No Fee’ is the common title for Conditional Fee Agreements (“CFA”) which means that if someone brought a claim and lost they would pay no legal...

September 28, 2017

Leticia Williams

Opinion

Guardians of the Gatekeeping

Last week the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report commissioned by the House of Commons into Homelessness. The report estimates that 88,410 homeless households applied to local authorities for...

September 26, 2017
Opinion

Personal Injury – fighting for what’s right!

The landscape of personal injury law has changed significantly since Hodge Jones & Allen opened its doors 40 years ago. At that time, legal aid was available for personal injury…

September 26, 2017

Sarah Townsend

Blog

Do you really need a solicitor to get probate?

Most probate practitioners have come across clients who report the death of a relative, come to the office to collect the will and advise us that they can deal with...

September 26, 2017
Opinion

Cerebral palsy claims – report from NHS raises concerns

The recent report by NHS Resolution - Five years of cerebral palsy claims, makes for very concerning reading. The report contains too much information for one blog so I am...

September 22, 2017
Blog

Severe safety problems in GP surgeries

The Guardian reported yesterday that “About 7 million people are being treated at GP surgeries in England that have severe safety problems, according to the first performance review of its...

September 22, 2017
Opinion

Surgery rehabilitation and prosthetics – 40 years of advancement

This month, Hodge Jones & Allen celebrated its 40th birthday. In the 40 years since the firm opened its doors, technology to assist people with life changing amputation injuries has...

September 20, 2017

Riffat Yaqub

Opinion

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
Blog

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

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