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Chief Constable admits liability and publicly apologises for force failings to protect the life of Suzanne Van Hagen

The Chief Constable of West Midlands police has issued a rare public apology for failures in relation to domestic abuse, following an eight year struggle for justice by Suzanne’s family. Suzanne was found dead at home by her nine-year-old daughter on 8 February 2013. Prior...

High Court Declares Home Office Policy Unlawful

The High Court rules Home Office policy to be so inherently unfair, that it’s unlawful. In a judgment handed down on 21 July 2020, the High Court found the Home Office’s policy on accommodating destitute migrants was systemically unfair and unlawful. The Home Office has...

Court of appeal rejects government appeal in Brook House abuses scandal

The Court of Appeal has emphatically rejected the Government’s application for permission to appeal against a judgment of Mrs Justice May of 14 June 2019 on the investigation into human rights abuses at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. The judge had ordered that the investigation...

Judicial review challenging government failure to obtain necessary planning permission for Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset

Our client intends to challenge the government's failure to obtain planning permission to use the Bibby Stockholm to accommodate asylum seekers in Portland Harbour.

high court grants permission for wethersfield and scampton asylum accommodation challenges to proceed

14 July 2023 Press Release The High Court has today granted our client permission to proceed with his judicial review claim against government plans to set up an asylum accommodation centre at Weathersfield Airfield. The Secretary of State for the Home Department is using wartime...

DPG named Legal Aid Firm of the Year

Deighton Pierce Glynn was last night presented with the award for Legal Aid Firm of the Year at the 2023 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards ceremony.

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...