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Young woman wins damages after she was unjustifiably strip searched by male police officers

A 26 year old woman who was arrested and forcibly strip searched by male police officers after leaving a Chelsea night club in March 2011 has won £37,000 in damages.…

June 17, 2015
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November deadline for former patients of RCHT Consultant Rob Jones

Cornwall based solicitor Rachel Heelis is alerting women in her local community of the deadline announced for former patients of former consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician Rob Jones, if they wish…

June 10, 2015
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HJA Protest team secure acquittal of activist at climate change protest

HJA was delighted to secure the acquittal of an activist who had been accused of assaulting the police during the Climate Change March on 7 March 2015. The prosecution collapsed…

June 9, 2015
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Legal ruling forces government to compensate people with swine flu vaccination injuries

DWP criticised for case handling after appeal fails in important test case People who developed narcolepsy as a result of the 2009-10 pandemic swine flu vaccine can receive compensation of…

June 9, 2015
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Congrats to Just for Kids Law Charity; achieving another victory for young people!

Patrick Allen, Senior Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen has sent his congratulations and best wishes to the Just for kids law team, after their victorious week. “It was fantastic…

June 8, 2015
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New Industrial Disease Law Partner joins Hodge Jones & Allen

Isobel Lovett joins Hodge Jones & Allen today to head up their Industrial Disease & Illnesses Department. Moving from Newcastle to London to join Hodge Jones & Allen, Isobel said…

June 3, 2015
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Raj Chada to speak at SOAS event

On 11 June 2015, Raj Chada – a criminal defence lawyer specialising in public order and human rights issues – will speak at an event at SOAS entitled “Protest, Policing…

June 1, 2015
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Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen secures acquittal of mother

On the 27th May 2015, Raj Chada secured the acquittal of a mother who had been accused of giving her 5 year old child bleach. Such cases involve expert cross…

May 28, 2015
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Triple whammy in the Supreme Court – Judgment on Vulnerability and Priority Need

It is a sign of the importance of this decision that it feels like an understatement to say that tomorrow we will get the most anticipated housing law judgment of…

May 12, 2015
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HMP – A Survival Guide now available to download

In the legal profession we all know that clients (and their innocent loved-ones) expecting a custodial sentence can be at wits-end worrying about the realities of incarceration. HMP – A…

May 6, 2015
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Winner announced for PhD prize sponsored by Hodge Jones & Allen

Brunel University student, Muath Al-Zoubi was announced the winner of the Hodge Jones & Allen prize for the best presentation at the recent 5th annual Research Students’ Conference, held at…

May 1, 2015
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Supreme Court quashes Westminster Council’s decision to house mother of five 50 miles away from friends and family

All local authorities will urgently need to review and publish fresh guidance, say lawyers The Supreme Court has today allowed an appeal by a mother of five who was made…

April 2, 2015
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Supreme Court allows appeal and quashes Westminster City Council’s decision on out of borough placement

There was welcome news this week for homeless applicants across the country with the news that the Supreme Court has quashed Westminster Council’s decision on an out of borough placement…

March 20, 2015
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Hodge Jones & Allen signs 5-year IT outsource contract with Plan-Net plc

Hodge Jones & Allen has outsourced its IT operations to Plan-Net plc in a 5-year deal that will see the Top 200 law firm’s infrastructure, applications, technology and processes managed…

March 20, 2015
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Barts Health NHS Trust put into special measures after damning inspection report

Barts Health NHS Trust, has been put into special measures after the Care Quality Commission branded core services at Whipps Cross Hospital “inadequate”. The inspectors’ report detailed 208 serious incidents…

March 18, 2015
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Inquest highlights neglect into death of woman with a learning disability

An inquest into the care received by a woman with a learning disability, severe autism, and limited verbal communication, who was also partially sighted, has concluded with a finding of…

March 17, 2015
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Hodge Jones & Allen Partner to join Fraud Lawyers Association

HJA is delighted to announce that Raj Chada, a partner in the Crime Department has been appointed to the committee of the Fraud Lawyers Association. (FLA). The FLA was established…

March 16, 2015
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Hodge Jones & Allen attend Labour’s Legal Dinner

Patrick Allen and other partners attended a legal dinner in London to confirm their support for Ed Milliband as, he approaches the last 50 days of his fight for leadership,…

March 12, 2015
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New Clinical Negligence Specialist joins firm

Andrew Harrison, a specialist in clinical negligence, has joined Hodge Jones & Allen today as a partner. Commenting on Andrew’s arrival Julie Say, partner and head of clinical negligence said…

March 9, 2015
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Inquest into overdose death at leading London psychiatric hospital finds systematic failures by medical staff

A jury at the inquest into the death of Derek Richards, a 39-year-old father of two, from Croydon who died whilst under section at Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital…

March 6, 2015
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