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Will Pitchford Inquiry hear police evidence in secret? – Hearing starts this week
Neville Lawrence calls for full openness and transparency The Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing will this week hear evidence relating to the extent to which the inquiry will be held…
Comment from criminal lawyer in response to the SFO dropping criminal investigation into alleged price-rigging
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed a criminal investigation into allegations of price-rigging in the £3tn-a-day foreign exchange market. Raj Chada is a criminal lawyer at London law firm…
CPS to consider bringing manslaughter charges against police officers involved in restraint of Leon Briggs in Luton – his family responds
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Leon Briggs, and has referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)…
Adam Johnson likely to be sentenced to 3-4 years but will serve only half of that, says leading criminal lawyer
Following today’s verdict in the Adam Johnson trial, please find the following comment from Nigel Richardson, one of the UK’s leading sex offences lawyers from Hodge Jones & Allen, says:…
Neville Lawrence urges full transparency from Pitchford Inquiry following today’s IPCC report
Following its independent investigation into the conduct of former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers, an IPCC report has today said former officers, Commander Richard Walton and Detective Inspector Robert Lambert…
Heathrow protestors stand by their actions following today’s sentencing
The Heathrow 13 were today sentenced to six weeks suspended for 12 months for aggravated trespass at Heathrow Airport in July 2015. Speaking after their suspended sentences were individually handed…
East Finchley residents launch legal action to force housing association to restore their gas supply
Law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has today launched legal proceedings against the Peabody Trust on behalf of the residents of Strawberry Vale estate in East Finchley. The residents have…
Court of Appeal ruling restricts legal aid funding for false imprisonment claims
A Court of Appeal ruling has today overturned an earlier decision, effectively preventing those bringing claims against the police and other public bodies for unlawful acts from accessing legal aid…