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Jury Finds Neglect And Multiple Serious Failures Contributed To The Death Of IPP Prisoner
Before HM Assistant Coroner Caroline Topping. At Woking Coroner’s Court, Station Approach. 11-29 November 2024. An inquest jury investigating the death of Haydar Jefferies, an IPP prisoner who died a…
Response to Government Consultation on Limitation in Abuse Cases by Hodge Jones and Allen
From 15 May to 10 July 2024, the previous Government ran a consultation on limitation in abuse cases. In particular, the consultation sought to consider the recommendations made by the…
Misuse of Community Protection Notices to Penalise Vulnerable Individuals
Background to Community Protection Notices Community Protection Notices (CPNs) were first created under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (the ‘Act’). They were designed to replace a range…
The Death Of Marcus Hanlin, A Man With Down’s Syndrome Who Lived At Cheddar Grove Nursing Home, Was Contributed To By Neglect
Marcus Hanlin died on 2 October 2022, aged 57-years-old, after inhaling uncooked rice and swallowing two conkers at Cheddar Grove Nursing Home, Bristol. The incident occurred when Marcus was left…
Jury Concludes IPP Sentence Caused Or Contributed To Francis Williams Suicide Following Fears Of Indefinite Detention
Francis Williams, 43, a personal trainer from Bognor Regis, died by suicide after being informed by his probation officer that he was facing recall to prison under an IPP sentence…
Mayor of London Apologises For Failing To Tackle Poor Air Quality Sooner
Mayor of London apologises to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah for not acting sooner to tackle poor air quality which contributed to daughter Ella’s death The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today apologised…
High Court Hearing On Poor Air Quality Claim Against Three Central Government Departments Takes Place Today
At a case management hearing today, the High Court will consider the civil claim arising from the illness and tragic death of 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in 2013. The claim is…
Coroner Makes Damming Ruling Following The Death Of 74-Year-Old Retired Firefighter Whilst In The Custody Of HMP Hull
Ian Sprakes, Assistant Coroner for Hull and the East Riding has concluded that prison officers as well as healthcare staff made a number of failings in relation to the care…
High Court Dismiss Challenges Against The Handling Of Kristina O’Connor Met Police Sexual Misconduct Claim
Mr Justice Swift has today handed down his judgment in R (O’Connor) v (1) Police Misconduct Panel (2) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, a judicial review of handling…
Coroner Rules Neglect And Multi-Agency Failings Caused Death Of Vulnerable Trans Teenager In Brighton
The Senior Coroner for West Sussex, Brighton and Hove has found that neglect and multi-agency failings by social services and mental health care contributed to the death in April 2021…
Sheila Blanco Makes Statement On Suspicious Death Of Her Son Mark, Subject Of New Channel 4 Documentary On 25 September
“I am Sheila Blanco, retired lecturer, the mother of Mark Blanco, aged 30, who fell to his death in highly suspicious circumstances in December 2006 from the balcony of a…
Guardian Newspaper Publishes Letter from HJA Civil Liberties Partner
Nancy Collins, solicitor representing Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, with Ruth Waters-Falk and Siri Beck-Friis commented on The Guardian’s recent interview with Rosamund (‘A dirty fight: why has only one death been officially…
Inquest Finds HMP Forest Bank Inmate Died Following Serious Failings In The Management Of A Methadone Prescription
The conclusion comes after GP and Nursing expert witnesses criticised the decision to prescribe Methadone and in the management of the prescription. An inquest has today concluded that Michael McDonagh…
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…
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…