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Judgment handed down in judicial review claim brought by DPG client Catherine Lewis confirms that Aarhus Convention cost protection applies. The Administrative Court in Wales today decided  in favour of environmental activist Catherine Lewis, overturning a costs order against her of £30,328.50. Mr Justice Eyre...

The Good Law Project has today issued judicial review proceedings challenging the legality of the Government’s powers to make Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) that would allow pharmacists to alter prescriptions for people with serious medical conditions, such as epilepsy, in the event of medicines shortages....

The Home Office has suspended its policy of switching people from the 5 year to the 10 year family route to settlement

On 15 February 2022 the Supreme Court hears the case of Coughlan v Minister for the Cabinet Office, a judicial review challenging the UK government’s introduction of voter ID schemes during UK local elections in May 2019.  The claimant in the case argues that clear...

On 27 November 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal that the detention of asylum seekers between 1 January 2014 and 15 March 2017 pending removal to another EU state under the Dublin III Regulation was unlawful. This is...

Our clients’ judicial review of the Home Office’s blanket seizure of mobile phones of all migrants entering the UK by small boat is being heard by the High Court (Divisional Court) from Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 January 2022. The policy and practices continued throughout...

DPG’s Clare Richardson and Garden Court’s Rajiv Menon QC represented the family of Meirion James in the inquest which concluded yesterday. The jury found that positional asphyxia resulted in his death following excessive restraint on 31 January 2015 in the custody of Dyfed-Powys Police.  They...

Appeal to the Supreme Court in respect of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Bereaved family awarded £95,000 after hospitals refused to provide their relative with chemotherapy leading to the patient's tragic death

Meirion James, 53, a dearly loved son, brother and uncle with a history of bipolar disorder, died on 31 January 2015 following restraint by police officers at Haverfordwest Police Station. He had been detained having earlier called the police to his home after an incident...

Judicial review against Government's good character requirement Windrush policy is now underway.

Following the recent victory in the Court of Appeal in the Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames case, we have prepared a briefing note for local authority tenants to seek refunds from their council landlords. It is likely that all London councils are affected and possibly further...