London

Lawyers who represent the families of four young gay men murdered by serial killer Stephen Port today said a Public Inquiry must be held into the ‘frighteningly appalling standards’ of the Metropolitan Police after the latest damning report into its policing. It comes as The Baroness Casey Review, which has investigated standards of behaviour and […]

Hudgell Solicitors’ chief executive Rachel Di Clemente says she is delighted to welcome the clinical negligence team from HH Legal following negotiations to take over their entire clinical negligence offering. This further strengthens the firm’s position as a leading clinical negligence claims specialist, having acquired high value work and a talented team of lawyers from […]

By Amanda Stevens, a former hospital manager and solicitor As a former NHS manager who also worked in the community before turning to the legal profession, I am aware of the many things which can go wrong during pregnancy and the huge impact baby loss has on families. Thankfully, it is an issue which, through […]

I read with some interest this morning on the Post Office website that 232 applications have been lodged with its new Historical Shortfall Scheme in the three weeks since launch. These will be some of the people who have come forward to say they suffered as a result of the faulty Horizon accounting software used […]

Hudgell Solicitors has brought together a highly-experienced team of lawyers working alongside campaigners and politicians committed to ‘challenging every unsafe conviction’ as a result of the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal. The news has been welcomed by the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance (JFSA), who were instrumental in a £58million damages settlement being awarded following a […]

Following today’s statement to the Senedd by the First Minister, the family of Carl Sargeant have released the following statement through their lawyers, Hudgell Solicitors: “We would like to thank the First Minister for his statement today, the Welsh Government for the contribution they have made to our legal fees and Sir Brendan Barber for […]

People awarded significant damages settlements after being represented by Hudgell Solicitors will now also be able to benefit in a “one stop shop” service from leading independent financial advice and planning experts to ensure the money they are awarded has the maximum positive impact on their lives. It comes as the firm has joined forces […]

Upholding justice across the legal system and supporting clients when things go wrong is central to our work at Hudgell Solicitors. Ultimately, we stand side by side with families and individuals when they have been badly failed, and it is a role our team undertakes with great passion, commitment and pride. Our lawyers are currently […]

Hudgell Solicitors has today given its full support to a powerful campaign calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘save lives’ of mothers and babies by reinstating funding for a national maternity training scheme. In a campaign which is being taken direct to Downing Street, we are supporting the charity Baby Lifeline, which has today […]

Today at Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson paid tribute to our client Steve Gallant. Karl Turner, Labour MP for Hull East, asked Boris Johnson whether he would “pay tribute to Steve for his bravery that day”? He said: “My constituent Steve Gallant did a bad thing, for which is serving a life sentence in prison. […]

Last week I acted for Bernie, Jack and Lucy Sargeant, the family of former Welsh Government cabinet minister Carl Sargeant at the inquest into his death. Carl committed suicide in November 2017 after he was sacked from his cabinet post as Secretary for Communities and Children. Allegations had been made against him, but he was […]

The solicitor advising Bernie and Jack Sargeant, Neil Hudgell of Hudgell Solicitors has issued the following statement after the adjournment of today’s inquest: “The family share the coroner’s disappointment that Carl’s inquest has not been concluded,although it is not surprising.   “We are shocked and concerned by new witness evidence which appears to contradict evidence […]