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Mother whose son died in Essex mental health unit left ‘upset and angry’ after conversation with Minister ahead of Parliamentary debate on Monday 30th November
Families of affected patients join together to express importance of a Statutory Public Inquiry into the deaths, abuse, and exploitation of patients under the care of Essex mental health services…
HJA Solicitor chairs Youth Practitioners Debate on Appropriate Adults
Laura O’Brien, Criminal Defence Solicitor will be chairing a roundtable discussion on ‘Current Ways of Working’ addressing the representation of vulnerable clients at the police station through the pandemic. Laura…
Call for Statutory Public inquiry into the deaths, abuse and exploitation of patients under the care of Essex mental health services leads to debate in Parliament on Monday 30th November
A successful petition led by Melanie Leahy and signed by over 105,000 people, has secured a parliamentary debate into what appear to be calamitous failings within NHS Mental Health Services…
Second Inquest to determine role of air pollution in causing the death of 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
London, 26 November 2020 – An Inquest will begin in London next week into the role that air pollution played in bringing about the death of a 9-year-old girl –…
Inquest finds that the death of a vulnerable young adult in a private care home amounts to death by “natural causes”
Thomas Rawnsley’s death is “yet another example of how individuals with learning disabilities are failed in a health and care system ill-equipped to assist adults with complex care needs”. In…
Nazir Afzal urges police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to be proactive on the Cummings / Wakefield Covid investigation as it reaches a critical stage
On 30th October, Nazir Afzal’s legal team sent the police and CPS substantial submissions on why they should investigate Dominic Cummings and Mary Wakefield for suspected criminal offences arising from…
Successful outcome for teacher’s widow following asbestos exposure claim
Lorna Webster, Industrial Disease Solicitor and her client, Jean McLaughlin spoke to BBC News following a successful claim for damages after Jean’s husband, Terry, died in 2018, just six weeks…
HJA housing lawyer continues to successfully settle homelessness cases for vulnerable tenants
Amirah Choudhury, Paralegal in the Housing team continues to successfully support clients facing difficult situations regarding unsuitable living accommodations. She has recently represented two people with particular needs, both were…
Claudia Webbe Statement Ahead of Westminster Magistrates Court Appearance
Claudia Webbe, who was elected in the 2019 General Election to represent Leicester East in Parliament is appearing today at Westminster Magistrates Court, following a charge of harassment. Ms Webbe’s…
Neville Lawrence OBE responds to conclusion of IOPC investigation into police corruption related to the original Stephen Lawrence murder investigation
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has this afternoon announced that the IOPC-managed investigation by the National Crime Agency into whether corruption or misconduct played a part in the…
Sioned Wyn Roberts settles housing appeal on behalf of a woman in temporary accommodation experiencing domestic violence
Sioned Wyn Roberts, Associate in our Housing Law team has recently successfully settled a s.204 Housing Act 1996 appeal on behalf of a woman in temporary accommodation experiencing domestic violence.…
Dominic Cummings, Mary Wakefield – submissions made on behalf of Nazir Afzal to police and prosecutors – alleged breach of ‘Covid regulations’
Lawyers acting for former Crown Prosecutor, Nazir Afzal OBE, have today sent detailed submissions to the Director of Public Prosecution and the police on the prosecution of Dominic Cummings and…
HJA Proudly Becomes the First Sponsors of the Sudden Bereavement Helpline
Hodge Jones & Allen are proud to be the first Platinum sponsors of the incredibly important Sudden Bereavement Helpline. Our solicitors understand that those in the early days of bereavement...
Hero Granger-Taylor denied appeal against HS2 Ltd. but will pursue company for ‘duty of candour’
Ms Hero Granger-Taylor has been denied the right to appeal in her Judicial Review case against HS2 Ltd. which argued that the ‘Three Tunnels’ design risked the catastrophic collapse of…
The reforms contemplated by the Independent Review of Administrative Law risk undermining the health of our democracy
Law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has responded to a call for evidence made by the Independent Review of Administrative Law and raised deep concerns that its current focus is suggesting…