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On 16 February 2026, the inquest into the death of Simon Ludlow at HMP The Mount on 25 November 2023 concluded. The Coroner is due to issue a report on the prevention of future deaths. The jury recorded certain issues which contributed to Simon’s death.

Leading human rights organisations have submitted a formal request for UK sanctions against Bahrain’s Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, under the UK’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020.

DPG clients brought judicial review proceedings challenging the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s decision to pause the 56-day move-on pilot for newly recognised refugees, with the consequence that the default 28-day eviction period was reinstated for all single adults; and other elements of the Home Office’s policy and practice concerning the move-on period.

At the inquest into Daniel’s death, a jury found that actions taken by Glogan House staff were ineffective and there was a significant delay in seeking basic medical attention for Daniel when he clearly required support. The staff acted in contravention of their training and in doing so, contributed to Daniel’s death.

A Coroner’s jury concluded on 10 December 2025 that a prisoner's indefinite sentence “was likely the most significant factor contributing to the feelings of despair and mental exhaustion” that led to his suicide in July 2022.

The High Court heard the judicial review of the UK government’s decision to ‘proscribe’ the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation (R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department) over three days on 27, 28 November & 2 December 2025. The...

Before HM Area Coroner Laurinda Bower Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Coroner’s Court 11 to 28 November 2025 CONTENT WARNING: This article contains themes of self-harm and self-inflicted death. A jury has found that there was a sustained failure by Sodexo to address the operational safety...

Our client Kay Barter has given a moving interview to Channel 4’s Jackie Long. With extraordinary courage and dignity, Kay shares her daughter’s story and her belief that Georgia’s life “was taken from her”. Channel 4 has also published an article examining the wider fight...

DPG continues to push for justice for asylum seekers subjected to unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility in Autumn 2022, when overcrowding, neglect, and mistreatment became rampant as a result of a Home Office decision not to move people to asylum...

The Administrative court has granted permission for judicial review in our eVisa policy challenge on significant wider public interest ground. The SSHD is accused of having an unlawful policy of only issuing proof of lawful status through eVisas, and failing to issue alternative proof of status outside of this system.

This week the latest hearings in the long-running Undercover Policing Inquiry begin. Tranche 3 will investigate the role of the Special Demonstration Squad from 1993 until its closure in 2008. DPG represents a number of core participants in the Inquiry including Ken Livingstone, Duwayne Brooks...

Inquest concludes that Georgia Barter was unlawfully killed in self-inflicted death as a result of domestic abuse.