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Housing White Paper offers some hope to renters in insecure and unaffordable accommodation, but little detail on how aims will be achieved
Today the Government unveiled its new housing strategy for England in a White Paper presented to the House of Commons. The communities secretary, Sajid Javid, vowed to build more affordable…
COMMENT: Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims consultation
Commenting on today’s Department of Health consultation Introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims, Agata Usewicz, head of the medical negligence team at London law firm Hodge…
Expansion of fixed legal costs is “perverse” and will only benefit deep-pocket defendants, says Hodge Jones & Allen
Fixing legal costs when they are not in the control of claimants is “perverse and unfair”, leading London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has today warned Lord Justice Jackson.…
COMMENT: MPs have a huge opportunity to reverse shocking homelessness figures
Today, the Homelessness Reduction Bill reaches report stage in Parliament giving MPs the opportunity to table any amendments to the Bill. Daniel Fitzpatrick, a lawyer dedicated to helping individuals facing…
Hodge Jones & Allen renews partnership with UCH homeless healthcare service
London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has renewed its partnership with the Pathway homeless healthcare service based at University College Hospital (UCH). The renewal of the partnership for 2017…
Inquest into death of 54-year-old father at Ealing Broadway Railway Station finds numerous failings in care provided by West London Mental Health Trust
Today, at an inquest into the death of a 54-year-old father of one, Peter Docherty, from Southall in West London, the coroner found opportunities were missed to minimise the risk…
“Scandalous” government personal injury reforms will hit the vulnerable hardest
The young, the elderly, the mentally incapacitated, those with special physical and educational needs and those for whom English is not their first language will all be disproportionately hit by…
High Court orders judicial review of NHS England’s refusal to fund life-changing treatment for six-year old boy
Latest decision to refuse funding delivered to family days before Christmas A six-year-old boy has been granted permission for a judicial review to challenge NHS England’s decision to refuse him…
Inquest into death of 54-year-old father at Ealing Broadway Railway Station while under the care of West London Mental Health Trust to open
Venue: West London Coroner’s Court, 25 Bagley’s Lane, Fulham, London, SW6 2QA Date: 5-6 January 2017 at 10 am A two-day inquest will begin on 5 January 2017, examining the…
“A problem of our generation” – Adults without children are on the rise but most ignore later life planning, survey reveals
The majority of adults without children are failing to plan for later life, according to a new survey. Over 300 adults responded to the survey conducted by law firm Hodge…