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Reform of clinical negligence claims

The recent proposals by the MDU and MPS to reform clinical negligence claims have featured in the legal press in recent weeks. The MPS in particular appears to have started...

July 13, 2017
Opinion

Contaminated Blood

It has been reported that an inquiry will be held into the "contaminated blood scandal", where NHS patients had been administered blood products which had been infected with hepatitis C...

July 12, 2017

Priya Singh

Opinion

Taking your victim as you find them: When pre-existing cancer kills the victim, but it’s still murder

The Paul Blueitt case is a reminder of how encompassing the law related to murder can be. The facts of the case were unusual and brutal. The victim was a...

July 12, 2017

Ruth Harris

Opinion

Action Mesothelioma Day 2017

For the past 17 years I’ve been helping patients with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases, access state benefits, support and compensation. In that time, although there have been many legal...

July 7, 2017

Isobel Lovett

Blog

On the frontline: After the horror of Grenfell, how can we best achieve justice and accountability?

The fire at the Grenfell Tower block on 14 June 2017 was the type of appalling tragedy that no-one would expect to happen in one of world’s richest countries in...

July 6, 2017
Opinion

Grenfell Tower fire – lax building regulations or complete disregard?

Following on from the tragic fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower, which so far has claimed 80 innocent lives, it has been revealed that samples of cladding from...

July 4, 2017

Afiya Begum

Opinion

Hillsborough disaster – manslaughter by way of gross negligence

Former Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield, the officer in charge of the match, is facing 95 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence. Many will ask what manslaughter by gross negligence means...

July 3, 2017

Raj Chada

Blog

56,000 Metal-on-metal' hip implant patients recalled for tests over toxicity fears

I see that the MHRA ( Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) has issued another warning with regards to metal-on-metal” hip implants. This further Alert has been issued by the…

June 30, 2017
Blog

Grenfell Tower Fire – the duties and responsibilities of landlords and others

The Local Authority (Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council) and contractors who carried out refurbishment work at the Tower last year (Rydon Construction) are facing serious questions as are the manufacturers...

June 30, 2017
Blog

Deaths caused by negligence

No amount of money can compensate for the death of a loved one, following a fatal accident. Compensation can often however help and make a difference to a bereaved family,…

June 29, 2017
Opinion

NHS failings in mental health sector continue to soar

The number of NHS negligence cases involving mental health issues continues to soar with alarming figures, a major concern for the way the NHS regulates. The NHS must provide patients...

June 29, 2017
Opinion

Outsourcing in the NHS, a risky business?

Having had experience in (unsuccessfully) attempting to obtain an ‘Immediate Necessary Treatment Form’ and associated records that had been forwarded from a temporary GP to my client’s permanent GP via...

June 28, 2017

Emma Wray

Opinion

Million dollar smile

Going to the dentist regularly is something we are all encouraged to do yet, dental injuries are more than likely to bring you further pain and discomfort. Not many of...

June 28, 2017

Usheena Patel

Opinion

My personal journey at HJA

As an aspiring lawyer I had obviously heard of HJA and in fact I had applied for a traineeship at the firm, but alas it was not meant to be....

June 28, 2017

Chun Wong

Opinion

Imminent Supreme Court judgment in Worboys case to have major implications for victims of serious crime

A judgment in a case looking at whether the police failed in their duty to protect victims in the case of ‘black cab rapist’, John Worboys, is expected imminently. The…

June 23, 2017
Opinion

Grenfell Tower fire: tenants’ rights and the gaps in the law

The Grenfell Action Group and residents raised repeated concerns about the apparent neglect of health and safety legislation. Whilst there are several potential causes of action, the reality for tenants...

June 23, 2017

Farzana Chowdhury

Opinion

Reaching out to the homeless of Grenfell Tower: Suitable temporary accommodation

Following our earlier blog about the rights of people displaced by the horrifying Grenfell Tower fire, our latest blog examines how and where survivors can expect to be housed.

June 21, 2017

Edward Sharp

Opinion

Tackling Tax Evasion – the new Law coming into force with the Finance Act 2016

Companies are liable for criminal acts committed by employees who encourage or assist tax evasion by other individuals, even in cases where senior management were either uninvolved or unware of...

June 20, 2017

Raj Chada

Opinion

Rolls Royce PLC and Barclays PLC – The Lessons ….

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has today charged Barclays PLC and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance. This course of action is...

June 20, 2017
Opinion

Reaching out to the homeless of Grenfell Tower

Like all of us in London, and the UK, every member of staff at HJA has been shaken and devastated by the tragedy of the last week for the residents...

June 19, 2017
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