20th February 2019
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 that it will amend the Offensive Weapons Bill to introduce the orders which have been branded ‘knife ASBOs’, in reference to the failed anti-social behaviour…
18th February 2019
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 at the High Court to appeal to the Supreme Court in relation to the convictions. The activists had staged a protest before the setting up…
15th February 2019
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. The Attorney General granted Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, the mother of nine-year-old Ella, the right to apply to the High Court last month as her first inquest…
15th February 2019
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 health, tried to take his own life twice and repeatedly said he wanted to kill himself in the weeks before his death. Despite this he…
14th February 2019
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 interested in the law when she used to go along with her father Chris Hartnell, who was a top criminal defence lawyer, to interview witnesses….
