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Coroner raises serious concerns about prison’s safety

Kane Boyce died a self-inflicted death at HMP Lowdham Grange on 3 October 2021. An inquest found that multiple failures by prison staff probably contributed to his death. Now a coroner has raised serious concerns about the risk of future deaths at the prison. Before...

Increase to additional weekly payments for pregnant women seeking asylum and their young children

Our client, a pregnant woman with a 2 year old child, made an application for a judicial review of the Home Office’s refusal to increase the rate of additional payments made to pregnant women and their children under 3 years old. These payments, made under...

DPG proud to appoint 2 new solicitors committed to social justice

We are delighted that today two of the trainees at DPG are qualifying as solicitors. Amalia King and Robyn Taylor have both successfully completed their training at DPG and been offered permanent positions as solicitors here.

Challenge to government punishing families hit hardest by the pandemic

The Unity Project has today issued its application in Court to take over as the claimant in a challenge of the Home Office’s NRPF policy, to urgently push this matter to trial to achieve systemic policy change. Our clients, The Unity Project, are a small...

CROWDJUSTICE PAGE: Help stop our government punishing families hardest hit by pandemic

The Unity Project is fundraising to bring an urgent legal challenge against the Home Office to stop their damaging and discriminatory NRPF policy.

High Court finds IOPC investigation into near-fatal force used against our client by police firearms officer was unlawful

On Wednesday, Ritchie J handed down judgment in R (Dunne) v IOPC & Officer TP7 [2023] EWHC 3300 (Admin), a judicial review claim arising from the use of near-fatal force against Francis Dunne by TP7 (a police firearms officer).

High Court rejects Child Maintenance Service operating unlawfully. For Claimants, the need for further reform is clear.

High Court has rejected a claim brought by four single mothers and/or their children challenging years of delays and inefficiencies in their Child Maintenance Service (“CMS”) cases that have deprived them of thousands of pounds for the support of their children.

Court orders rolled-up hearing in Bibby Stockholm planning challenge against Dorset Council

The High Court has ordered that there will be a final hearing from 27-29 February 2024 in our client’s challenge to Dorset Council’s ongoing decision that it has no planning jurisdiction over the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Harbour.

Home Office / Private Contract Delay Shambles

DPG acting for five clients in an important case about systemic issues with section 4 support.

Discrimination in Gypsy and Traveller Planning Cases Challenged in Court

A hearing is underway in the Planning Court in a challenge brought by DPG client Lisa Smith to the definition of Gypsies and Travellers used by local authorities when making decisions about housing Gypsy and Traveller communities and the development of their land. The current...

High Court Orders Home Office to Progress Brook House Inquiry

The High Court has today ordered the Home Office to provide by 20 December 2018 their proposed terms of reference for the inquiry into the abuse of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Center and to provide by 10 January 2019 details of how victims will...

braintree resident appeals high court judgement in wethersfield asylum centre case

The High Court of Justice has today handed down judgment dismissing claims against the Home and Levelling Up Secretaries by our client Gabriel Clarke-Holland, and by Braintree District Council and West Lindsey District Council, that challenged plans to set up asylum accommodation centres to house...