Hodge Jones & Allen brings deep experience across a range of legal areas, including crime, police actions, inquests, housing, and personal injury, with a strong specialism in public law challenges. The firm is frequently instructed in complex judicial reviews and has a track record of pursuing novel claims, such as cases involving prison failures to safeguard mentally unwell inmates. Susie Labinjoh leads the team and is widely recognised for her work on claims against the police and prison service, including high-profile political protest cases. Jocelyn Cockburn is a leading practitioner in actions against the police, inquests, and civil claims following deaths in custody and military misconduct. Sasha Barton focuses on both public and private law challenges against state bodies, representing individuals harmed by failures across justice and local authority systems.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘Excellent firm for the breadth of public law and human rights-related work it undertakes.'
- 'The team has excellence in niche areas - particularly in securing compensation for victims of miscarriages of justice, and in representing clients in all types of detention.’
‘A team with a diverse range of experience and fantastic and cohesive teamwork.’
‘Susie Labinjoh is a true star.'
‘They are leaders in the field of public and administrative law, bringing their expertise and strategic judgment to a wide range of cases.’
‘Hodge Jones & Allen has a stand-out reputation for its public law work and, in my experience, has provided an outstanding client service in every single case I have worked with the firm over many years.'
Key clients
- Night Stars
- Grenfell Tower
- Extinction Rebellion
- Post Office Horizon Conviction Redress Scheme
- Undercover Policing Inquiry – International Solidarity Movement & Others
Work highlights
Advising three volunteers from Night Stars in relation to arrests prior to the Coronation in May 2023 and also an individual in relation to his arrest prior to the Coronation.
Represented an individual in a groundbreaking case using the European Convention on Human Rights to shine a light on the impact of UK Government failures to protect life in relation to air pollution.
Representing over 100 core participants at the Undercover Policing Inquiry and in associated criminal and civil cases.
Practice head
Susie Labinjoh
Other key lawyers
Jocelyn Cockburn; Sasha Barton; Maria O'Connell; Cormac McDonough; Claire Brigham