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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…
Compensation and apology from Metropolitan Police following unlawful arrest of union official
The settlement comes after Franck Magennis was detained and handcuffed for enquiring about the legal basis of the threat of arrest made by the police The Metropolitan Police has issued…
DSEI Arms Fair Protest: Nine Acquitted On All Charges On Free Speech Grounds
The decision comes after a four-day trial at Stratford Magistrates’ Court concluded that any conviction would be a disproportionate interference with the clients’ human rights A four-day trial has come…
Hodge Jones & Allen Representing Jennifer Edmunds Fined For Attending Sarah Everard Vigil
Hodge Jones & Allen are representing Jennifer Edmunds who attended a vigil for Sarah Everard in Clapham Common and was fined by the Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 rules. Jennifer…
Inquest Finds HMP Wormwood Scrubs Inmate Died Following Failings By Prison And Mental Health Services
The conclusion comes after psychiatric expert witness Dr Dinesh Maganty described the decision to refuse necessary medication as “not one that a reasonable body of psychiatrists would logically support” An…
Campaigners march on Westminster in continued call for Statutory Public Inquiry into mental health care in Essex
Families of those who have died or been seriously impacted by mental health care failings in Essex will march on Westminster tomorrow, Tuesday 28th June 2022 at 11:45 a.m. The…
Hodge Jones & Allen Wins Compensation For Tenants Subjected To Disrepair And Poor Housing Conditions
Hodge Jones & Allen intervenes in housing dispute in favour of tenants seeking compensation for disrepair and poor housing conditions Court of Appeal finds the Simmons and Castle uplift not…