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High Court Grants permission for judicial review in legal challenge to long term use of Napier Barracks

The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review to proceed to a full hearing challenging the Home Office’s decision, without consultation, to continue using Napier Barracks as asylum accommodation for a further five years. The Claimant is a local resident and a lead...

CPS drops prosecution of victim of trafficking after judicial review threat

The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the charges against our client, a confirmed victim of human trafficking who was a minor at the time of his arrest.

Ground-breaking case on Local Authority responsibilities for supporting victims of trafficking

Last week, shortly before the High Court was due to hear a ground-breaking case on local authorities powers towards victims of human trafficking, Bristol City Council accepted that local authorities in England and Wales bear responsibility to provide welfare support to victims of trafficking where...

Challenge to NHS Trust’s decision not to provide scheduled haemodialysis

Our client’s judicial review was heard today by the High Court. The case concerns those people affected by the NHS charging regime and specifically the correct interpretation of Regulation 3(1A) of the NHS Overseas Visitors Regulations 2015. Significant amendments were made to the Charging Regulations...

High Court declares trafficking policy unlawful

On Friday 15th November, the High Court ruled as unlawful the Home Office policy relating to victims of trafficking seeking a reconsideration of a negative decision, which restricted those requests only via a First Responder or Support Provider. Now the Home Office has agreed that...

Under Cover Policing Inquiry: opening speech

The Undercover Policing Inquiry hearings are now taking place. The opening speech about our clients was given by Rajiv Menon QC, and can be viewed here. DPG’s Jane Deighton is acting for clients Audrey, Richard, and Nathan Adams, Mr Duwayne Brooks OBE, and Ken Livingstone....

National AIDS Trust wins PrEP funding appeal

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the NAT (National AIDS Trust) in a judgment that confirms that NHS England can fund the HIV prevention drug PrEP.

Supreme court rules on bigtech data breaches, inclusion london reiterates call for access to justice

Today, Wednesday 10 November, the Supreme Court overturned a previous ruling and found that four million victims of alleged breaches of data protection laws by Google cannot bring a joint – “representative” – claim for compensation. In a case brought by an individual claimant, Mr...

DPG in Times 200 Best Law Firms 2021

DPG Listed in TImes 200 Best Law Firms 2021

Equal Civil Partnerships: appeal begins

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Kiedan will have their appeal heard over two days to try to change the law so that they can have a civil partnership.

Court of Appeal starts hearing trafficked lone parent support challenge

The High Court decided on 24 May 2021 that the Home Office’s policy on not paying child dependant payments to asylum seeking lone trafficked parents was discriminatory and unlawful. The Home Office appealed against that decision and the appeal is being heard on 2 and...

Inquest jury concludes that multiple failures by NHS Trust contributed to the death of a detained psychiatric patient

An inquest jury at Barnet Coroners Court on 22 October 2018 concluded that failures in the care of a detained psychiatric patient, known as Mr A, contributed to his death.