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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....
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...
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.
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.
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...
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.
HHJ Hand has ruled that the Home Office unlawfully detained and discriminated against a severely-disabled DPG client on two separate occasions. Our client, St Clair Toussaint, was first detained in an immigration detention centre for a week in February 2012. During this time, the Home...
On 5 March 2016 Robert Fenlon took his own life whilst detained at Woodhill prison. On 5 April 2019 the Crown Prosecution service decided not to bring charges against a number of suspects, including the Ministry of Justice & National Offender Management Service. This decision...
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.