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Solicitor retires after 48 years as former judges call for jury reforms

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Apr 14, 2025
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Patrick Allen is to retire in September from Hodge Jones & Allen, the “personal client” law firm he co-founded 48 years ago and has run since 1977.

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That was the year in which Allen qualified as a solicitor. Eight months earlier, he joined forces with Henry Hodge and Peter Jones to create a new firm, which first operated from offices…

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