17th May 2018
A jury inquest into the death of a five-year-old girl, who died after being struck on the head by play equipment at a council-run Tower Hamlets park, today identified the inadvertent use of the wrong type of wood for the play equipment and Tower Hamlets Council’s organisational failure and lack of accountability for the annual…
17th May 2018
Speaking in response to today’s report from the Justice Select Committee on the small claims limit for personal injury victims, Vidisha Joshi, Managing Partner of London law firm, Hodge Jones & Allen, says: “At last a glimmer of hope from the Justice Select Committee for innocent personal injury victims. This is hopefully an indication that…
4th May 2018
Date: Tuesday 8 May, 2018 Time: 10am Location: St Pancras Coroner’s Court, Camley St, Kings Cross, London N1C 4PP A jury inquest into the death of a five-year-old girl, who died after being struck on the head by play equipment at a council-run Tower Hamlets park, will open next week. Alexia Walenkaki died on 17…
20th March 2018
Reacting to today’s announcement from the Justice Secretary on the Civil Liability Bill, Vidisha Joshi, Managing Partner of Hodge Jones & Allen, says: “The government should really waited for the findings of the Justice Select Committee before proceeding with these ill-advised reforms. There remains no clear evidence to the extent of whiplash fraud which would…
19th March 2018
The government is to reconsider its decision to exclude from compensation adults who are disabled following an adverse reaction to a seasonal flu vaccination, following proceedings issued by London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen. The Department of Health admitted that it breached the Public Sector Equality Duty when deciding to exclude adults from the…
