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Family Receives Compensation After Asbestos-Contaminated Laundry Kills Wife Of Former Power Station Worker In Kent
Ann Smith of Rochester, Kent, died of Mesothelioma after suffering years of secondary exposure to asbestos fibres from her husband’s work clothes. The family of Rochester resident Ann Smith has…
Vincent & Michael Hickey’s Solicitor Welcomes The Government Announcement On “Saved Living Expenses” Deductions For Miscarriage Of Justice Victims, But It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Following the acquittal of Andrew Malkinson and the subsequent Government announcement, Susie Labinjoh, Head of Civil Liberties, at Hodge Jones & Allen recalls the devastation experienced by her clients in…
Hodge Jones & Allen Appoints Sarah Charnley As The Firm Continues To Bolster Its Mental Capacity & Deputyship Services
Sarah joins the Mental Capacity & Deputyship team as a partner, following the firm’s continued ambition to grow its private client services. Hodge Jones & Allen has appointed Sarah Charnley…
Former Liverpool Factory Worker Awarded Compensation After Asbestos Exposure Resulted In Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Sandra came into contact with asbestos dust when she was employed as a packer at two Liverpool-based companies; Namepack Limited (formerly known as Ward Blenkinsop) located in Halewood, where she…
Government Must Hold Firm On Ulez Expansion To Avoid Future Deaths
Hodge Jones & Allen represent Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah having acted on the landmark case, which concluded in December 2020 that air pollution contributed to 9-year-old daughter’s death from severe asthma. Following…
Royal Marine, Benjamin McQueen, Died During Elite Unit Training Following Serious Failures By The Ministry Of Defence
Failures included: i. Not topping up breathable gas levels between the two dives; ii. The lack of a training requirement for all signals to be acknowledged; iii. Inadequate risk assessment…
Hodge Jones & Allen To Work Alongside University Of East London’s Free Legal Advice Centre
The UEL Legal Advice Centre can be contacted at legaladvicecentre@uel.ac.uk Additionally, the centre is open Monday-Thursday for appointments and walk-ins on Wednesday, 12-2pm Hodge Jones & Allen are volunteering alongside…
HJA Hosts An Afternoon Tea For Amputees In Aid Of the Limbless Association
Hodge Jones & Allen are delighted to support the Limbless Association’s #AfternoonTeaForAmputees lunch on Wednesday 12 July here at our central London offices. The Personal Injury Team have been busy…
Priya Singh, Senior Associate speaks to Trisha Goddard about Essex Mental Health Statutory Public Inquiry
On Saturday, television presenter Trish Goddard invited campaigner Melanie Leahy and her solicitor Priya Singh onto TalkTV to speak about the Government’s announcement, last week, to give statutory powers to the…
Campaigners’ Victory As Statutory Public Inquiry Into Essex Mental Health Failings Announced
80+ families backed by Hodge Jones & Allen campaigning for answers about Essex mental health failings that left relatives dead or harmed welcome announcement by Health Secretary Steven Barclay. The…
Head of HJA’s Youth Team, Caroline Liggins Announced As Co-author For Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook
The Head of HJA’s Youth Team, Caroline Liggins has been announced as the co-author for Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook, published by Oxford University Press. Caroline will be co-writing the 10th…
22-Year-Old Joe Pooley: Vulnerable, Failed By The Authorities And Murdered Netflix – When Missing Turns To Murder
A loving son, brother and uncle, Joe Pooley was murdered, aged just 22 years old, on 7 August 2018, by people he believed were his friends. The Netflix documentary ‘When…
