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Hodge Jones & Allen has a leading protest law team with considerable experience representing defendants in complex and high-profile cases. The lawyers have notable expertise in justification defences, as well as Article 10 and Article 11 issues. The firm often acts for defendants involved in political, environmental and weapons-related protests.
Hodge Jones & Allen represented a number of defendants arrested and charged in relation to protests focused on airports around the UK. In all cases, defendants were arrested at or on the way to an airport where non-violent civil disobedience was planned.
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The wealth of knowledge and experience in Hodge Jones & Allen's protest team is unmatched.
Hodge Jones & Allen has some of the best protest lawyers around. The team are so committed to their clients and they get very good results for them.
Hodge Jones & Allen are unrivalled in their understanding of wider sensitivities and the law.
Hodge Jones & Allen's lawyers have an excellent grasp of the current legislation and relevant case law.
The wealth of knowledge and experience in Hodge Jones & Allen's protest team is unmatched.
Hodge Jones & Allen has some of the best protest lawyers around. The team are so committed to their clients and they get very good results for them.
Hodge Jones & Allen are unrivalled in their understanding of wider sensitivities and the law.
Hodge Jones & Allen's lawyers have an excellent grasp of the current legislation and relevant case law.
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Steven Bird is known for his deep-rooted expertise in criminal defence. He frequently represents individuals arrested during protests.
Mike Schwarz is an experienced criminal defence practitioner who focuses primarily on representing protesters in highly publicised trials. He also has significant experience in bringing claims against the police for misconduct or neglect.
Mike is a careful hand who has the trust of his clients.
Mike Schwarz is among the cleverest lawyers I have worked with.
Mike understands protest law extremely well and has been involved in some of the leading cases that have gone to the High Court.
Raj Chada has a strong reputation for his work representing political protesters and other individuals charged with public order offences.
You can't find anyone more knowledgeable or more experienced in this area than Raj.
Raj Chada is probably the go-to protest lawyer at the moment.
Raj is the pre-eminent protest lawyer. He has a superb legal mind, huge energy and completely unmatched experience.
Raj is at the pinnacle of representing protesters and is top of his game.
Raj is an authority on the law when it comes to protests.
Laura manages things seamlessly and she is very eloquent. She is amazingly compassionate and great at communicating with clients' families.
Laura is an inspiration.
Laura O'Brien is extremely knowledgeable about protest law.
Francesca Cociani is a senior associate with Hodge Jones & Allen. She focuses her practice on assisting clients with criminal defence and those who have been arrested at environmental and anti-war protests.
Francesca is bold and committed.
Francesca provides a good all-round service.