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If the law suddenly hits you where it hurts, forewarned is definitely forearmed…

Most of us merrily go about our lives in the vague belief that we’re generally protected in law when it comes to things like inheriting what our parents always promised…

March 6, 2018
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Shareholder disputes: Estranged entrepreneurs?

Britain is a nation that has always run on small and medium-sized businesses, and now it is a nation that is increasingly running on entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are by nature calculated…

March 6, 2018
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Attention: Fake Hodge Jones & Allen website

It has come to our attention today that a fake Hodge Jones & Allen website had been created. The police have been informed and we progressing the take down of…

March 5, 2018
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The perils of financial globetrotting

The potential legal tangle left behind by rock star Johnny Hallyday highlights a problem facing many ‘financial globetrotters’ who spread their lives and assets across different countries. A sure-fire headache…

February 27, 2018
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Crucial Court of Appeal Victory for Victims of Mesothelioma

The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the appeal in the case of Bussey v Anglia Heating Limited, finding unanimously for the Claimant and putting an end…

February 23, 2018
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East Finchley residents settle two-year legal battle with housing association after gas supply cut off

Hodge Jones & Allen has reached settlement with the Peabody Trust on behalf of 57 residents from East Finchley’s Strawberry Vale estate, who were left without a gas supply for…

February 21, 2018
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Coroner raises concerns over emergency response at Wormwood Scrubs following death of inmate

Following an inquest into the death of a 50-year-old inmate at HMP Wormwood Scrubs in March 2016, the coroner last month issued a Regulation 28 Preventing Future Deaths Report to…

February 20, 2018
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Further collapse of DSEI protest trials

Following the acquittal last week of 13 people arrested for demonstrating against the DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) arms fair at the Excel Centre in London in 2017, three…

February 15, 2018
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Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims consultation response

Commenting on today’s Department of Health consultation response to Introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims, Agata Usewicz, head of the medical negligence team at London law…

February 15, 2018
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Former APIL president comments on Civil Liability Bill

A statement from the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) said today that the government plans to introduce whiplash reforms in April 2019. In response, former APIL president and senior partner…

February 12, 2018
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Happy Valentine’s Day: To nup or not to nup, and the cautionary tale of Mr & Mrs Sharp

On the off-chance you’re thinking of proposing on supposedly the most romantic day of the year, family partner Teena Dhanota-Jones from London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen mulls over…

February 9, 2018
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New documents reveal Ministry of Justice allowed Carillion staff to work in prisons without suicide prevention training, against its own policy

Newly-published responses from Carillion and the HM Prison and Probation Service reveal government contracts ignored national policy, allowing untrained Carillion staff to work with ‘at-risk’ prisoners Newly-published documents relating to…

February 9, 2018
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Inquest finds ‘gross failure’ in death of 33-year-old man with Downs Syndrome

The inquest into the death of 33-year-old Richard Handley from Lowestoft in Suffolk concluded today with a finding of gross failure to the actions of Ipswich Hospital, part of the…

February 8, 2018
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Council back down over decision not to rehouse Grenfell neighbours

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has backed down over their plans not to rehouse tenants living around Grenfell Tower. At a meeting last night, the Council reversed…

February 7, 2018
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London arms fair protestors in “No Faith in War Day” acquitted as judge concedes actions were reasonable

In the fourth in a series of trials at Stratford Magistrates Court involving demonstrations against the DSEI arms fair in London last year, the judge has thrown out the charges,…

February 7, 2018
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Nigel Richardson among signatories calling on DPP to clarify promised review of rape and sexual assault trials

Criminal defence partner Nigel Richardson at London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen was one of the signatories in a letter to the Director of Public Prosecution published in The…

February 6, 2018
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Power of Attorney – Refund of Fees

If you applied to register your Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2017, you will be entitled to apply for a refund of…

February 6, 2018
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In the often painful process of divorce and separation, mediation can help focus on the future

To coincide with Family Mediation Week, family lawyers at London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) led by Jacqueline Major offer the following advice for couples struggling to reach…

January 25, 2018
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Inquest set to open into death of 33-year-old man with Downs Syndrome

Inquest date: Monday 22 January Time: 10am Location: Beacon House, Whitehouse Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 5PB Duration: Two weeks The inquest into the death of a 33-year-old man from Lowestoft…

January 22, 2018
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Noel Conway wins permission to appeal his assisted dying case

Noel Conway has today been granted permission to appeal the decision of the High Court that he cannot be assisted to die with dignity. Mr Conway, a Humanists UK member,…

January 18, 2018
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