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Equity release in later life: the pitfalls and benefits of lifetime mortgages

Older homeowners keen to benefit from the equity in their properties are increasingly seeing lifetime mortgages as a way to free up capital. For some, this offers a welcome opportunity…

August 8, 2017
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Family wins High Court challenge to NHS England’s refusal to fund life-changing treatment for seven-year old boy

The parents of a seven-year-old boy have been successful in their quest to have an NHS England decision about life-changing treatment for their seven-year old son quashed. In a judgment…

August 8, 2017
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A cautionary tale for British holidaymakers

When 31-year-old London builder, William Pellett, organised a golfing trip to Malaga for a friend’s birthday in September 2015, he didn’t realise it would change his life for ever and…

August 4, 2017
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Teenagers meet up with HJA staff to discuss the law and access to justice

Last night (Wednesday,1 August 2017) Hodge Jones & Allen hosted an evening for Year 12 students from across the UK who are taking part in a week-long residential Summer School,…

August 2, 2017
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Is living longer really the Holy Grail?

Despite the recent news that, having peaked in 2010, the rise in life expectancy has finally ground to a halt, most of us can reasonably expect to live well into…

July 26, 2017
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Young man with autism receives PTSD damages following abuse by care home and police

Following a shocking catalogue of abuse, a young man with autism has been awarded out-of-court damages following failures in his care by a private autism hospital in Birmingham and the…

July 24, 2017
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Separated parents should agree holiday plans well in advance to avoid conflict over parental rights

Family lawyer Deborah Johnson offers advice to separated parents planning to take their children abroad on how to avoid conflict and ensure the summer break is as much fun as…

July 20, 2017
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Deadline looms for British claimants in vibrator data breach case

British claimants looking to sue Canadian sex toy manufacturer, Standard Innovation, for collecting data about their use of the sex toy, We-Vibe, have just one week left to bring claims under…

July 13, 2017
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Hodge Jones & Allen supports appeal to legalise assisted dying

Civil Liberties partner Nancy Collins is representing Humanists UK in its intervention in the case of Noel Conway to be heard at the High Court next week (17-20 July). Mr…

July 12, 2017
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Graeme Hydari named Criminal Defence Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2017

Partner Graeme Hydari, was last night named as Criminal Defence Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2017, at the Legal Aid Practitioners Group annual awards evening. The awards which were…

July 6, 2017
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Hodge Jones & Allen appoints new partner to Court of Protection team

Hodge Jones & Allen has appointed catastrophic injury solicitor Angela Nunn as a new partner in its Court of Protection team. Angela was previously head of the Personal Injury team…

July 6, 2017
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London Action Mesothelioma Day, Friday 7th July 2017

This year’s London event has been set up by London Hazards Centre Trust in conjunction with the London Asbestos Support Awareness Group (LASAG), which is a new asbestos support group…

July 6, 2017
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Inquest into death of 29-year-old former soldier from West Sussex set to reopen

Venue: Coroner’s Court, Century House, Woodfield Road, Crawley, West Sussex Date: 3-4 July and 7 July 2017 at 10 am An inquest examining the circumstances surrounding the death of 29-year-old…

July 3, 2017
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Army officer has arson charges dismissed as military court rules there is no case to answer

Lieutenant Tim Carpenter, who was facing charges of arson and negligence, was told by the military court sitting at Bulford, Wiltshire, that he would not have to answer charges following…

June 30, 2017
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Ruth Harris, a partner in the crime team, reacts to the Courts Bill in today’s Queen’s Speech

To enable those charged with some less serious criminal offences to opt to plead guilty, accept a conviction and pay a statutory fixed penalty online which will free up court…

June 21, 2017
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Comment from criminal defence lawyer on Barclays SFO charges

Responding to today’s breaking news that Barclays and four former executives have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance, Raj Chada, criminal defence…

June 20, 2017
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Lawyers urge Council and Government to rip up local housing policy to help Grenfell survivors

With reports that Grenfell Tower survivors are being re-housed as far away as Preston, one of the UK’s leading social housing lawyers has called on the Government to bypass current…

June 20, 2017
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Public Inquiry welcomed by HJA Civil Liberties team

Jocelyn Cockburn and Susie Labinjoh leading human rights lawyers have welcomed the establishment of the independent judicial public inquiry to run in tandem with the criminal investigation into the Grenfell…

June 19, 2017
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Cosby trial shows US system needs to learn the UK's lessons, says leading sexual offences lawyers

As jury deliberations into the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial enter a third day, one of the UK’s leading sexual offences lawyers, Nigel Richardson of London law firm, Hodge Jones…

June 14, 2017
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Head of the Family team comments on today’s Court of Appeal judgment in Sharp v Sharp

Following today’s Court of Appeal judgment in Sharp v Sharp where a wealthy female executive successfully challenged a ruling that her former husband should get half of the fortune she…

June 13, 2017
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