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Francesca Cociani And Adam Wagner Join Tom In A Podcast To Discuss The Law On Protest
They discuss: Legal defences for protestors claiming moral justification. Courts’ use of “protest injunctions” to prevent demonstrations. Dr. Sarah Benn’s suspension for climate protest and her belief in the positive…
The Right to Protest Under Threat? Law & Disorder Examines the Conservative Government’s Impact on Civil Liberties
Raj Chada, our Head of the Crime Team and one of the country’s leading lawyers on protest appears this week, as a guest on the renowned Law and Disorder Podcast…
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…
Coroner “Can’t Be Satisfied” Of EPUT’s Role In The Death Of 22-Year-Old Whose Body Was Found Off The Cliffs Of Dover
Phephisa Siphelele Mabuza from Southend suffered psychotic symptoms after his mother Xolile Ngcobo was unable to convince Essex Partnership University Trust to urgently assess her son, despite describing that he…
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…
Caroline Liggins’ Compassionate Success: Securing a Suspended Sentence for a Man Who Ended His Mother’s Suffering
During the Covid lockdown in June 2021 the man called police to confess to smothering his 89-year-old mother who suffered from severe dementia, kidney failure, and osteoporosis before attempting to…
Jury Finds Serious Failings In The Death Of Michael Nolan Who Died Hours After EPUT Team Claimed He Was “Very Happy”
Michael Nolan, 63, from Essex, died while he was an inpatient at Basildon Hospital, under the care of the Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) psychiatric team A jury has today…
Former Kent Plumber Receives Life-Changing Compensation After Contracting Rare Testicular Mesothelioma
An 88-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has received substantial compensation after being diagnosed with an extremely rare form of testicular mesothelioma after working as a plumber for Durrant…
Hodge Jones & Allen Advocates for Bereaved Families in Statutory Inquiry into Essex Mental Health Care Failures
Talk TV, Trisha Goddard interviews Priya Singh from Hodge Jones & Allen Watch the full interview with Trisha Goddard on TalkTV at 1:47:20 Leading law firm Hodge Jones & Allen…
No Evidence Offered Against Client In Firearms, Ammunition And Possession With Intent To Supply Drugs Case
Ghislaine Sandoval, a Solicitor in our Crime Team, recently represented Mr R who was subject to a complex 11 count indictment consisting of possession of two firearms, ammunition and possession…
HJA and the University Of Hull Launch Personal Injury Clinic to Offer Free Legal Advice to the Local Community
Daniel Denton, Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Hodge Jones & Allen and the University of Hull are to collaborate in providing free legal clinic offering Personal Injury advice to…
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…
