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22-Year-Old Joe Pooley: Vulnerable, Failed By The Authorities And Murdered Netflix – When Missing Turns To Murder
A loving son, brother and uncle, Joe Pooley was murdered, aged just 22 years old, on 7 August 2018, by people he believed were his friends. The Netflix documentary ‘When…
Inquest concludes ‘neglect’ by East London NHS Foundation Trust contributed to death of “gentle giant” Desmond Maddix after he was fatally injected with heroin at a mental health unit in Luton
Inquest concludes ‘neglect’ by East London NHS Foundation Trust contributed to death of “gentle giant” Desmond Maddix after he was fatally injected with heroin at a mental health unit in…
Hodge Jones & Allen celebrates new and improved recommendations for lawyers and 10 recommendations for practice areas in Legal 500 2023
The Legal 500 UK Directory announced its new rankings for 2023 today and we’re delighted that even more of our leading lawyers throughout our specialist legal teams have been recognised…
22-Year-Old Joe Pooley: Vulnerable, Failed By The Authorities And Murdered
Bereaved mother welcomes the publication of a review by Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership following the conclusion of the inquest into the death of 22-year-old Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership has published a Safeguarding…
Inquest Finds HMP Wormwood Scrubs Inmate Died Following Failings By Prison And Mental Health Services
The conclusion comes after psychiatric expert witness Dr Dinesh Maganty described the decision to refuse necessary medication as “not one that a reasonable body of psychiatrists would logically support” An…
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on UK Policy Towards Afghanistan – Evidence Provided by Josie Stewart
Hodge Jones & Allen act for Josie Stewart, a civil servant working within the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, in London. Josie recently provided written evidence to the Foreign Affairs…
Jocelyn Cockburn Responds to DEFRA’s Latest Environmental Consultation
Targets are not world-leading and ignore danger to public health” says Jocelyn Cockburn on DEFRA’s latest environmental consultation 16 March 2022, London: The lawyer who led the landmark inquest into…
Kristina O’Connor solicitor speaks to Channel 4 News on call for change in Met Police
Nancy Collins, Civil Liberties and Human Rights solicitor responded to Sadiq Khan’s call yesterday for reassurance from Cressida Dick that there will be cultural change in the Metropolitan Police Force.…
Nancy Collins speaks to Times Radio about further legal action by Kristina O’Connor against the Metropolitan Police
Speaking on the Alexis Conran radio show on 6th February, Nancy Collins, Civil Liberties Solicitor spoke to listeners about Kristina’s experiences and the response by the Metropolitan Police. Her comments…
High Court Sentences Nine Insulate Britain Protestors To Immediate Custody
High Court sentences nine Insulate Britain protestors to immediate custody after breaching road obstruction injunction Nine activists from the environmental activist group Insulate Britain have been sentenced at the High…