In the run-up to Christmas a donation of £10,000 has been made to the Leeds based charity Day One Trauma Support by Hudgell Solicitors. The funding will support families during the immediate aftermath of a life-changing serious injury with accommodation so loved ones can remain near to a hospital and to provide clothes for patients […]
Hudgell Solicitors and the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) are joining together as campaign partners to fight for change and to amplify the voice of people living with spinal cord injuries. In the UK, 2,500 people sustain a spinal cord injury every year – injuries which affect every aspect of their lives, from managing continence to […]
Executive chairman Neil Hudgell has been awarded the prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution’ award at the 2023 Hull Live Business Awards. The honour is only bestowed on those who are considered to have made ‘an immense sustained contribution to business, society and the community across a number of years’. Judges said it is recognition for him ‘making […]
Scott Akester was 31 years-old when he died. His sudden death shattered the lives of those he left behind including his young daughter, his partner Naomi and his parents Debbie and Steve. Scott died after he was punched by a long-time friend on a night out. The assault caused him to fall and hit his […]
A newly qualified solicitor has boosted Hudgell’s clinical negligence team and is also following in her family’s legal footsteps. Madelaine Shore has worked on a wide range of personal injury and clinical negligence cases over the last two years, winning praise from her in-house managers, and was admitted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on […]
The Times has once again included Hudgell Solicitors in its list of the ‘Best 250 Law Firms’ in England and Wales – this year highlighting our human rights work as we secured our fourth successive inclusion in the prestigious list. The accolade follows impressive rankings and testimonials for the work of our legal teams in […]
I have worked in the legal sector for over 17 years and was employed by the same firm for 16 of those years. In October 2022, I took up an opportunity to accept a promotion and to join another law firm. This was such a big decision for me. “Was I doing the right thing? […]
Hudgell Solicitors’ commitment to righting wrongs on behalf of those who suffer injustice or lose loved ones in tragic circumstances has been recognised in the 2024 edition of a guide which ranks the UK’s leading lawyers and firms. Chambers and Partners has highlighted the work of our growing Public Inquires and Inquests departments, which are […]
Hudgell Solicitors’ legal teams have once again been hailed for putting clients ‘at the heart of everything they do’ in the latest publication of a leading legal directory. The 2024 Legal 500 Guide describes Hudgells as ‘very much a national firm’ – hailing the ‘maximum severity’ of claims handled by our experienced clinical negligence team […]
Relatives of former subpostmasters whose lives were impacted by the Post Office Horizon Scandal should also be considered for compensation, says a solicitor who has helped more than 70 people to have their convictions quashed in the courts. Neil Hudgell, of Hudgell Solicitors, says that having personally witnessed the devastation caused to families in representing […]
Five more former subpostmasters today had longstanding convictions overturned as cases relating to wrongful Post Office prosecutions continue to be brought before the courts. Almost three years after the first cases were quashed in December 2020, the number of convictions overturned today reached 91. The prosecutions of Therese Gooding, Andrew Gilbertson, Elaine Hood and Amer […]
The Post Office Horizon Scandal Podcast Series Hudgell Solicitors’ Post Office Horizon Scandal Podcast series, with Neil Hudgell, is available to listen to now on Spotify. Episode 1 – ‘It was so bad it was unbelievable’ Episode 2 – The impact on lives Episode 3 – Pursuing justice Episode 4 – The £600,000 compensation offer […]