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Hodge Jones & Allen

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant

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Hodge Jones & Allen

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Who we are:

A personal injury is exactly that – it’s personal to you. We understand that your circumstances are unique and we treat every personal injury compensation claim accordingly. Our team of London personal injury solicitors has an enviable track record of getting the results that you both want and deserve.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Traumatic injury
  • Group actions
  • Brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Serious and debilitating back injuries
  • Amputees
  • Fractures 
  • Fatal Accidents
  • Serious burns 
  • Car and road accidents
  • Motorcycle and cycling accidents
  • Slips and trips 
  • Accidents at work

Those who suffer an injury due to someone else’s negligence have a right to have their questions answered and a right to justice. Our legal practice and team of London Solicitors have a strong track record of achieving favourable client outcomes. Some of our successful cases include: : 

X v Frimley Park Hospitals NHS Trust - We represented a 12-year-old boy who was injured due to mismanagement at birth. X was awarded a lump sum of £1,910,000 (one million, nine hundred and ten thousand pounds) and staged periodic payments of £33,200 increasing to £104,000 per annum. 

Z v Others - We acted for Mr Z who suffered multiple injuries during the course of his employment. Liability was strenuously denied by three defendants and our specialist personal injury solicitor successfully recovered damages of £850,000 for our client.

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Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant - London (Firms)

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Hodge Jones & Allen advises claimants on the full range of fast-track and multi-track personal injury claims, including brain injury in children. The team regularly handles claims featuring multiple litigants, cross-border complexities and human rights implications. The lawyers have considerable expertise in motor accidents and accidents at work. The firm is also adept at representing foreign nationals injured in the UK.

Strengths

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  • I think, besides the huge amount of work they do, their openness to ensuring I understand each step is an excellent strength.

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  • They made me feel like I was their only case and were with me every step of the way.

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  • The team are friendly, sympathetic and really care about clients' claims. They are fully on top of their cases and provide sound, practical advice.

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  • Their client care is exceptional, and the senior members of the team are all excellent. Where junior members have assisted, they have always been well prepared, knowledgeable and fully engaged.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Riffat Yaqub
    Band 3Riffat Yaqub

    Riffat Yaqub

    Riffat Yaqub has experience acting for claimants who lack capacity as well as foreign nationals in a range of complex personal injury claims. She acts in complex and catastrophic injury claims, wrongful death and multiparty actions.
    • Riffat is very determined, hard-working and good at her job.

      Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant respondentUK
    • Riffat has an excellent ability to make you feel that you are the only case that she has.

      Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant respondentUK
    • Riffat has a good eye and attention for detail. She is able to disentangle different strands for causation.

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