Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen, NLJ columnist, managing and senior partner of Hodge Jones & Allen. Founder and Chair of the Progressive Economy Forum (www.progressiveeconomyforum.com). Patrick sat as a Deputy District Judge for 16 years (PAllen@hja.net; www.hja.net)
Patrick Allen, NLJ columnist, managing and senior partner of Hodge Jones & Allen. Founder and Chair of the Progressive Economy Forum (www.progressiveeconomyforum.com). Patrick sat as a Deputy District Judge for 16 years (PAllen@hja.net; www.hja.net)
The worst is yet to come for the legal profession, warns Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen calls for urgent investment in information technology for the civil courts’ system
Patrick Allen sums up the current approach to the discount or enhancement of damages
Patrick Allen joins the debate over whiplash claims
Patrick Allen rallies against anti-referral fee rhetoric
What next for referral fees, asks Patrick Allen
A central theme of the Jackson Report is that making costs proportionate to damages under the CPR has not been achieved in practice and that major rule changes are needed.
Much of what has been written on the Jackson report so far suggests that the time for debate is over. This is not correct. The debate is just beginning.
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Partner appointed head of family team
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