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successful challenge of council’s decision to exclude Ms R from membership of standing advisory council on religious education because she was a humanist

Louise Whitfield explains why anti-abortion protestors may be committing criminal offences.

In recognition of her work in discrimination cases, Louise Whitfield has been nominated and shortlisted for this award run by the Equal Rights Trust.

The Government has announced they will change the law and extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples following our client's June Supreme Court win.

The Inquest into the death of Taras Nykolyn in HMP Woodhill concluded on 29 September 2021 at Milton Keynes Coroner’s Court. Taras Nykolyn died in one of the most brutal and sustained attacks the prison system has ever seen, and in what was supposed to...

Deighton Pierce Glynn joined other claimant judicial review firms (Leigh Day, Bindmans LLP, Bhatt Murphy and Irwin Mitchell) in writing to the Lord Chancellor, Robert Buckland, about the imbalanced terms of reference and conduct of the Government’s recently announced review of Administrative Law. In our...

On 15 September, the National AIDS Trust will defend the Government's appeal following NAT’s High Court win, that NHS England does have the power to fund HIV drugs.

The high costs risk faced by victims of discrimination often prevents them from enforcing their rights under the Equality Act.  A judicial review claim, brought by DPG client Esther Leighton, aiming to change the costs rules, has been granted the go ahead. Disabled people are...

On 9 September the Ministry of Justice announced that Just Solutions International (JSi) – the “commercial arm” of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) – will not pursue any new projects, but it will continue to pursue existing projects including the proposal to work with...

The partners at DPG are delighted to announce Sasha’s appointment as a partner. Already Head of the Migrant Support Department, Sasha has been working for DPG since 2008, qualifying as a solicitor in 2012. Her work has a focus on migrants rights, where she is...

The Office for Rail & Road (ORR) has confirmed it will re-consult on whether to require train companies to ensure all rail replacement buses are fully accessible.

Justice Secretary agrees to introduce stronger safeguards and to record equality impacts in the roll out of chemical restraint in prisons.