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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…
Permission sought to bring an Appeal on homeless assistance ineligibility for EEA national
Sioned Wyn Roberts, Senior Associate, Housing and Discrimination Team is seeking permission to bring an appeal within the Court of Appeal on behalf of a survivor of domestic abuse who…
HJA Publishes Helpful Guide To New Legislation Covering Public Order To Highlight Key Changes
Criminal Defence Solicitor Raj Chada has prepared a briefing on the Public Order Provisions of Police Crime and Sentencing Courts Act 2022. They have highlighted the main changes/issues arising from…