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Leaseholders Take on Europe’s Largest Housing Association Over £2 Million Charges

A group of home owners are taking legal action against the largest housing association in Europe after they were slapped with a £2 million bill for repairs. Residents of The…

April 25, 2019
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Murder charge dropped for client in New Year altercation on Park Lane

Hodge Jones & Allen are instructed in the defence of Adham El Shalakany at the Central Criminal Court. Mr El Shalakany was arrested at home on 29 January 2019 and…

April 18, 2019
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Latin Village Launches Last Ditch Legal Bid to Stop Demolition

Campaigners battling to save the UK’s only Latin village have launched a last ditch legal bid to stop it being bulldozed. Traders at Seven Sisters Indoor Market – also known…

April 17, 2019
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Public Law Partner Joins Hodge Jones & Allen

Hodge Jones & Allen has bolstered its public law expertise helping clients challenge government decisions with the appointment of a public law specialist Adam Tear. Adam, who is a solicitor…

April 12, 2019
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Teenager Died After Doctors Misdiagnosed Heart Rejection as Food Poisoning

A teenager died after doctors wrongly diagnosed her as suffering from food poisoning when her body was in fact rejecting a heart transplant. Jessica Brooks, 18, had a heart transplant…

April 8, 2019
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Over a Third Admit Snooping on Partner to Check They Haven’t Been Cheating

More than a third of suspicious Brits have turned detective on their partner to check they haven’t been cheating by checking their mobile and Facebook. Snooping social media accounts, looking…

April 3, 2019
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Former Barclays Trader Found Guilty of Attempting to Manipulate Benchmark Rate Euribor

Following a three month re-trial at Southwark Crown Court, former Barclays swaps trader Carlo Palombo was sentenced to four years imprisonment at a hearing yesterday (1/4/19). Mr Palombo was found…

April 2, 2019
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Jury Rules Hospital Staff Neglected Man With Downs Syndrome After he Died When he Was Deprived of Food for 19 Days

A man with Downs Syndrome who died after he was deprived food for 19 days was neglected by hospital staff, an inquest has ruled.   Giuseppe ‘Joe’ Ulleri fractured his…

March 29, 2019
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Foster Carers of Parsons Green Bomber Sue Council That Placed Him in Their Home

The foster carers of the Parsons Green Tube bomber are taking legal action against Surrey County Council after they failed to tell them he had been ‘trained to kill by…

March 8, 2019
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Courts Service Apologises to Stansted 15 After Summonsing Them to Court ‘in Error’

The courts service has apologised to the Stansted 15 protestors after they were mistakenly summonsed back to court over the same incident they had been convicted of. The group had…

February 28, 2019
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Grandmother Who Worked in Dusty Basement at Hospital Dies From Asbestos Related Cancer

A Grandmother who worked in a ‘dusty’ basement at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital has died from mesothelioma. Ann Higginson, 77, who managed the medical records at the hospital from the…

February 28, 2019
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Hodge Jones & Allen Joins RoadPeace’s Legal Panel

National law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has teamed up with RoadPeace and has joined the charity’s legal panel. As part of the new partnership Hodge Jones & Allen will…

February 26, 2019
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Stansted 15 Summonsed to Court on Further Protest Charges

A group of 15 activists who were convicted under counter terrorism legislation for stopping a deportation flight have been summonsed back to court over the same incident. The activists, known…

February 25, 2019
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Hodge Jones & Allen Appeal to Home Office to Rethink ‘Knife ASBOs’

Criminal defence lawyers from Hodge Jones & Allen have appealed to the Home Office to rethink the introduction of knife crime prevention orders (KCPOs). The Home Office announced last month…

February 20, 2019
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Arms Fair Protestors Seek To Go To Supreme Court

Four activists who were found guilty of protesting against a notorious arm fair are appealing their convictions. Solicitors from Hodge Jones Allen, who are representing all four protestors, lodged documentation…

February 18, 2019
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Mum of Nine-Year-Old Applies to The High Court For New Inquest Into Her Daughter’s Death

The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose death may be linked to air pollution has applied to the High Court to quash her daughter’s inquest and grant a new hearing.…

February 15, 2019
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Father of four dies after catalogue of errors and neglect by prison staff

A father-of-four was found hanging in prison after a catalogue of failures and neglect by jail staff, an inquest heard. Sean McCann, 32, who had a history of mental ill…

February 15, 2019
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Renowned Criminal Defence Solicitor Joins Hodge Jones & Allen

A renowned south London solicitor who was inspired to become a lawyer when she visited crime scenes with her father has joined Hodge Jones & Allen. Chloe Hartnell, 40, became…

February 14, 2019
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Stansted 15 Walk Free From Court After Sentencing

A group of 15 activists who were convicted under counter terrorism legislation for stopping a deportation flight have walked free from court. Judge Christopher Morgan handed three of the 15…

February 6, 2019
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Six-Year-Old Boy Died After ‘Numerous Opportunities’ to Save Him

A six-year-old boy died after medical professionals missed ‘numerous’ opportunities to save his life, an inquest heard. Sebastian Hibberd’s family made repeated calls to NHS 111 and his GP for…

February 4, 2019
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