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50-year-old Convictions Of Anti-Apartheid Activists Referred To The Crown Court For Appeal
Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, Christabel Gurney OBE and veteran activist Ernest Rodker were among a group of protestors convicted in 1972 for public order offences The 50-year-old convictions of several anti-apartheid…
Greenpeace Activists Represented By Hodge Jones & Allen Cleared Over Russian Oil Tanker Protest
Ten Greenpeace activists represented by Hodge Jones & Allen have today been cleared of aggravated trespass. The charge related to their protest on 15th – 16th May at the Navigator oil…
Chambers UK Guide 2023 – Leading Solicitors Shine and Ranked Practice Areas Increase
Hodge Jones & Allen is delighted to announce 13 practice areas ranked and a whole host of individual solicitors recognised for their exceptional work. Our lawyers received fantastic feedback: “The…
‘Totally Contradictory Understanding Of Policy’ Led To Death Of Essex Mum, Michelle Morton, In Colchester Hospital, Inquest Finds
An inquest into the death of Michelle Morton has returned an open verdict with a narrative conclusion citing multiple failings before her death on December 8th 2019. The inquest, at…
Appeal For Ashford Police Training Centre Staff To Come Forward Following Asbestos-Related Death Of Former Cleaner
The family of a former cleaner at the Ashford Police Training Centre are looking to get in touch with her former colleagues after her death from mesothelioma – a type…
Hospital Undercover: Are Our Wards Safe? – Channel 4 Dispatches Documentary
This disturbing Channel 4 investigation aired on Monday, 10 October. Nina Ali, solicitor representing families whose lives have been affected the failings of the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation said:…
Channel 4 Documentary Highlights Critical NHS Mental Health Failings, Adding pressure For a Statutory Public Inquiry
A catalogue of failings across the UK’s mental health wards once again receives media attention; the families involved have been fighting for ten years to obtain truth and justice for…
Hodge Jones & Allen celebrates new and improved recommendations for lawyers and 10 recommendations for practice areas in Legal 500 2023
The Legal 500 UK Directory announced its new rankings for 2023 today and we’re delighted that even more of our leading lawyers throughout our specialist legal teams have been recognised…
Court of Appeal grants permission to hear and join two post-Brexit homeless eligibility appeals for applicants with Pre-Settled Status
The appeal comes after two cases of post-Brexit homelessness ended in Barnet & Haringey councils refusing to provide housing assistance. A v London Borough of Haringey CA-2022-001016 A lone parent…
22-Year-Old Joe Pooley: Vulnerable, Failed By The Authorities And Murdered
Bereaved mother welcomes the publication of a review by Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership following the conclusion of the inquest into the death of 22-year-old Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership has published a Safeguarding…
APIL specialist recognition for two HJA partners in our Asbestos Team
Lorna Webster Joanne Candlish Lorna Webster (London office) and Joanne Candlish (Liverpool office) have both recently achieved independent specialist accreditation from the Association of Personal Injury Layers (APIL). Their asbestos…
Hodge Jones & Allen Representing Five Core Participants In Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
Hodge Jones & Allen are representing five former staff at sub-post offices in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry: Tracy Felstead, Seema Misra, Janet Skinner, Nicki Arch and Lee Castleton.…
Laura O’Brien, Criminal Defence Partner Receives LALY Recognition For Her Protest Law Work
Earlier this month, hundreds of lawyers got together to celebrate the Legal Aid Practitioners Group 20th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. It was the first in-person ceremony since…