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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,...

High Court Grants DPG Permission to Challenge Home Secretary’s Response To Brook House Abuse

Our client (“BB”) has today been granted permission by the High Court for his judicial review of the Home Secretary’s refusal to announce a public inquiry in to abuse of detainees at G4S-run Brook House Immigration Removal Centre.

DPG To Continue Brook House Challenge In High Court Permission Hearing Tomorrow

We are seeking permission to continue our judicial review in the High Court to challenge the Home Secretary’s refusal to announce an independent public inquiry in to the widespread abuse revealed at G4S-run Brook House Immigration Removal Centre.

Brook House Investigation Judicial Review – Final Hearing

High Court to rule on Home Office’s poor response to mistreatment of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre complies with Article 3 ECHR.

Local resident takes Braverman and Gove to court challenging their decision to house asylum seekers at Wethersfield Airfield

Local Braintree resident, Gabriel Clarke-Holland, yesterday (27 April 2023) applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the decision by the Home Secretary to use Wethersfield airfield as a large scale asylum accommodation centre. He will also challenge a related environmental screening decision...

BROOK HOUSE INQUIRY LAUNCH

Inquiry Chair, Ms Kate Eves officially launches the start of the Inquiry with her Opening Statement and Call for Evidence. The official launch comes following the Government converting the Prison and Probation Ombudsman investigation of Brook House into a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act...

Home Office agree to treat Sch 10 applications urgently

As a result of our client’s litigation, the Home Office amended its Immigration Bail policy at the end of February 2020 to confirm that Schedule 10 applications for non-detained nationals should be determined within 5 days or less, and within 2 days for vulnerable groups...