Patrick Allen

Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1977 when he founded Hodge Jones & Allen in Camden Town with Henry Hodge and Peter Jones. He managed the firm for 48 years, becoming Senior Partner following Henry’s retirement in 1998. Patrick retired as Senior Partner and from all active roles at Hodge Jones & Allen on 30 September 2025. He remains a Partner in an advisory capacity. Patrick has specialised in complex personal injury and multi-party cases. He led the Gulf War illness claims for UK veterans and the New Cross Fire inquest. He also managed the MMR and Sheep Dip multi-party actions and played a lead role in the King’s Cross Fire and Marchioness Litigation on behalf of claimants. He assisted a number of women sent to Magdalene Laundries to claim compensation. He acted for Leigh Day in the initial stages of the claims brought against them by the SRA. He is a member of the HJA team working on Hillsborough and Grenfell claims, and worked on the enquiry into the death of a construction worker in Qatar and the leading case of Al Najar v Cumberland Hotel. Patrick received the 2017 Solicitors Journal Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the legal profession and access to justice over forty years. · Hodge Jones & Allen

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Patrick Allen qualified as a solicitor in 1977 and co‑founded Hodge Jones & Allen, managing the firm for 48 years and serving as Senior Partner from 1998 until he retired from active roles on 30 September 2025; he remains a Partner in an advisory capacity. He specialises in complex personal injury and multi‑party litigation, has led and worked on numerous high‑profile claims and inquests, and received the Solicitors Journal Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

Practice areas

Personal InjuryMulti-Party LitigationInquestsPublic Inquiries

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England

Hodge Jones & Allen · Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1977 when he founded Hodge Jones & Allen in Camden Town with Henry Hodge and Peter Jones. He managed the firm for 48 years, becoming Senior Partner following Henry’s retirement in 1998. Patrick retired as Senior Partner and from all active roles at Hodge Jones & Allen on 30 September 2025. He remains a Partner in an advisory capacity. Patrick has specialised in complex personal injury and multi-party cases. He led the Gulf War illness claims for UK veterans and the New Cross Fire inquest. He also managed the MMR and Sheep Dip multi-party actions and played a lead role in the King’s Cross Fire and Marchioness Litigation on behalf of claimants. He assisted a number of women sent to Magdalene Laundries to claim compensation. He acted for Leigh Day in the initial stages of the claims brought against them by the SRA. He is a member of the HJA team working on Hillsborough and Grenfell claims, and worked on the enquiry into the death of a construction worker in Qatar and the leading case of Al Najar v Cumberland Hotel. Patrick received the 2017 Solicitors Journal Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the legal profession and access to justice over forty years.

England

Expertise

Gulf War illness claims (UK veterans)New Cross Fire inquestMMR multi‑party litigationSheep Dip multi‑party actionsKing's Cross Fire claimant litigationMarchioness LitigationMagdalene Laundries compensation claimsHillsborough and Grenfell claimsEnquiry into death of a construction worker in QatarAl Najar v Cumberland Hotel

Education

Articles, Offenbach & Co (1974–1976)

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales (qualified 1977)