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
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Cormac McDonough is fantastic. He is an astute, calm, measured, and intellectually formidable solicitor who combines mastery of the details of the client's case with a clear and forensic understanding of the law and the boundaries to be pushed or recognised in the developing areas in which the case may sit.'
- ‘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
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.
Practice head
Susie Labinjoh
Other key lawyers
Jocelyn Cockburn; Sasha Barton; Maria O'Connell; Cormac McDonough; Claire Brigham