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Vicarious Liability – the landscape after Barclays and Morrisons

It is well established that where a wrongdoer is an employee (or in a relationship akin to employment) and the wrongdoing complained of is closely connected to their role, then...

June 18, 2020
Blog

Homelessness Judicial Review – The Queen v London Borough of Islington

On 10th June 2020, Mr James Strachan QC, sitting as Deputy Judge of the High Court of Justice, ruled in favour of Mr Christopher Mitchell, represented by Shabnam Shekarian, Solicitor...

June 17, 2020
Blog

Psychiatric Injury 'Nervous shock': applying existing control mechanisms and common sense

Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Two children aged 9 and 12 were walking on the street with their father, Mr Paul, when he collapsed and died. The event was…

June 15, 2020
Blog

Can I make a claim for a slip, trip or fall on the pavement?

Slip, trip and falling over while out and about are one of the most common types of personal injury claims we handle. Fortunately, most of these accidents only result in...

June 10, 2020
Blog

Why you need a specialist asbestos lawyer

The first client meeting is crucial in any legal case. This is even more so with asbestos claims, particularly if they involve a client with mesothelioma compensation.  In a straightforward...

June 10, 2020
Blog

What do you need to prove in a trip or fall personal injury claim

At Hodge Jones & Allen , the personal injury department represents many individuals who have been injured as a result of a trip or fall. The injuries sustained can be...

June 9, 2020
Opinion

In the name of the vulnerable

On 31 March 2020 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published an Interim Charging Protocol to deal with the demands on the justice system, with the aim of managing workload safely...

June 8, 2020
Opinion

A Reduction at the Registry: The Future of Grant Applications after Covid-19

In the past it was a comfort to know that Registry grant applications would take up to 10 working days to be issued, but following legislation proposed by Government in...

June 8, 2020
Opinion

Reflections on public inquiries

Public Inquiries are often hard fought for and open with high expectations.  They are supposed to be an inquisitorial search for the objective truth, presided over by an authoritative, independent…

June 5, 2020
Opinion

Support for children with brain injuries during Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everybody’s life since lockdown came in to effect in March. People are working from home, children are being home-schooled, and movement has been severely restricted.

June 4, 2020
Opinion

The impact of COVID-19 on inquests

Many inquests, in common with many other types of hearings, have had to be adjourned as a result of COVID-19, particularly where a jury is involved. The Chief Coroner of...

June 3, 2020
Opinion

The trials of Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson

A week may be a long time in politics, but it is surely premature to close a criminal investigation of the Dominic Cummings affair. By way of reminder, should one...

June 1, 2020
Opinion

Signing a Will and Social Distancing

Since the start of lockdown, solicitors’ offices have been closed and clients are being relied upon to correctly execute their wills at home. The Wills Act 1837 lays down strict...

May 29, 2020
Blog

Phased opening of schools – what does it mean during these uncertain times?

As half term draws to an end, there will be many parents contemplating whether to send their children to school for the summer term. No doubts parents have read and...

May 29, 2020
Blog
  • court

A suspect’s right to privacy during criminal investigations

Suspects involved in criminal investigations currently have the right to privacy regarding personal information and details relating to the investigation and from any period prior to being charged with an…

May 29, 2020
Blog
  • serious-injury

Huddersfield man, 39, awarded vaccine injury compensation, for injury caused by contracting poliomyelitis from polio vaccine when he was 6 months old

Mr Karl Turrell was 6 months old when, in 1980, he received his routine first set of three doses of baby vaccines (Diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio). At that...

May 29, 2020
Opinion

Why did Sally Challen challenge the Forfeiture Rule if she didn’t want the money?

It has been widely reported in the media that Sally Challen has won the right to inherit the £1m estate of her husband despite being convicted of his murder, subsequently...

May 28, 2020
Opinion

Child Arrangement Orders during Covid-19

With us being in the midst of this Covid-19 pandemic, people are increasingly experiencing difficulties with child care arrangements during the lockdown. Where there is a court order in place...

May 28, 2020
Opinion

Practice Direction 51Z – The stay of possession proceedings expires on 25 June 2020

There is scope within the Direction for the stay to continue until 30 October 2020. It is perhaps unlikely that the stay will be extended all the way until then,...

May 28, 2020
Opinion
  • general-crime

Sobriety orders or Sobriety Ankle Tags

There has been some coverage in the press of a new sentencing power available to the criminal courts when sentencing people to community orders, to require that they wear a...

May 28, 2020
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