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permission hearings commence in asylum centre judicial review challenges

The High Court of Justice will today hear applications for permission to proceed with judicial review claims brought against the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Inquest jury vindicates family’s concerns re restraint of Shane Bryant - DPG Law

The jury in the inquest touching the death of Shane Bryant has reached a unanimous narrative conclusion that includes findings that unreasonable force during his restraint on 13 July 2017 and missed opportunities by an off duty police officer to manage the restraint contributed to...

Undercover Policing Inquiry’s tranche 1 interim report is released

The Under Cover Policing Inquiry’s first interim report finds that the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) unit of the Metropolitan Police, which spied mainly on left-wing activists should have been disbanded soon after it was established in 1968. It in fact they continued to use these...

court of appeal judgment on asylum accommodation centre planning challenge

23 June 2023: The Court of Appeal today dismissed Braintree District Council’s appeal against the refusal of their application for an injunction to prevent the development of an asylum seeker accommodation centre at Wethersfield airfield. The Court considered: 1. Whether the Council has jurisdiction to...

On Windrush Day, we celebrate the Windrush Generation and reflect on the injustices they still suffer

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush. We honour the Windrush Generation and their descendants, whose impact on the social, cultural and political landscape in the UK is immeasurable. It is important that we pause to celebrate this; particularly as,...

Osime Brown wins fight against deportation: struggle for justice continues

The Home Office has confirmed that it will not be pursuing its attempts to deport Osime Brown to Jamaica. Osime came to Britain with his family aged 4. He has not been to Jamaica since and has no family there. Osime is autistic and has...

Supreme Court rules ‘deport first, appeal later’ policy unlawful

The Supreme Court ruled that the Government’s policy to deport non-UK nationals was unlawful.

Brook House investigation – Judgment to be handed down today at 2pm

The High Court will today hand down an important judgment on whether the Home Office is meeting their duties to hold an effective investigation into the serious mistreatment and abuse of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) by officers of the private security...

Detention Centre Abuse Victims win battle against the Home Office for effective Public Inquiry

In a powerful judgment handed down today Mrs Justice May ruled that the government’s proposed inquiry into mistreatment and abuse of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre by private security firm G4S officers will not comply with Article 3 of the European Convention on...

Court of appeal hears essex asylum centre appeal today

On 12 June, the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal of Braintree District Council against the High Court judgment rejecting their planning challenge to the proposed accommodation of 1,700 asylum seekers at Wethersfield airfield. Their opponents are the Home Secretary and the Secretary of...

Court of Appeal Grants Braintree Resident Permission to Intervene in Local Authority Planning Appeal Against Home Secretary

The Court of Appeal has granted our client, local Braintree resident Gabriel Clarke-Holland, permission to intervene in the Braintree District Council planning appeal brought against the Home Secretary. The appeal relates to the Home Secretary’s plan to accommodate up to 1,700 asylum seekers at Wethersfield...

Hearing dates for accommodation centre cases

The Wethersfield and Scampton accommodation centre judicial review cases will be considered by a senior planning judge on 12 and 13 July 2023 to decide whether permission should be granted for the claims to continue to a full hearing. On 27 April 2023, our client,...