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High Court grants permission to challenge the Home Office’s failure to protect vulnerable people who suffer violence and anti-social behaviour in shared asylum support accommodation

Our client, an asylum seeker and torture survivor, was a victim of assault and ongoing abuse and harassment from another asylum seeker whilst living in shared accommodation provided by the Home Office under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. She reported the...

Inquest concludes death contributed to by failings of mental health services

Coroner Nadia Persaud concluded that Leon Evans' death had been been contributed to by failings of mental health services.

Lengthy Delays in Supporting Destitute Migrants – Judicial Review Hearing Begins

Two judicial reviews brought by five DPG clients challenging Home Office delays in providing accommodation to those entitled to section 4 support and the delays in providing suitable accommodation to disabled people is being heard from Monday 20 July to Thursday 23 July 2020 in...

LALY Outstanding Achievement Award

We are delighted to announce that Adam Hundt has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award at the LALY ceremony on 6th July 2021. The award was made jointly to Adam Hundt and Alex Goodman of Landmark Chambers in recognition of the sustained work done...

Water charges update: Southwark adjourns possession claims

Southwark Council has notified Lambeth County Court that it will be seeking to adjourn possession claims affected by decision of 07.06.16 to refund tenants

Sheffield City Council Concedes on Strip Clubs Policy Challenge

Sheffield woman Irene, has won in her challenge on the lawfulness of the City Council’s decision to adopt a policy of licensing unlimited strip clubs.

Supreme Court rules on civil partnerships: discrimination must end immediately

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, have won their Supreme Court case establishing that lack of civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples is unlawful.

Supreme Court rules on civil partnerships: discrimination must end immediately

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, have won their Supreme Court case establishing that lack of civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples is unlawful.

PrEP legal battle to feature on BBC on Wednesday night

BBC to show a documentary on the battle by campaigners and organisations for the NHS to fund PrEP with National AIDS trust and our lawyers being featured.

Jury finds ‘systemic failures’ at Heathrow IRC contributed to death of immigration detainee Marcin Gwozdzinski

The inquest into the death of Marcin Gwozdzinski today concluded finding serious failings which contributed to his death at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).

Supreme Court finds that Northern Ireland abortion law is incompatible with the Human Rights Act

The Supreme Court found that Northern Ireland’s current laws prohibiting abortion are incompatible with Human Rights Act in so far as they fail to provide an exception for terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities, rape and incest.