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HM Senior Coroner for Worcestershire has sent a Prevention of Future Death report to the Chief Constable of West Midlands after the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Jason Devoti ; Jason died on 9th October 2018. The Coroner in a ruling dated 10th January 2020 noted that “in the course of the evidence, it was apparent (and properly accepted by Chief Inspector Sidhu on behalf of West Midlands Police)’ that the Force had failed to deal with a request to undertake a welfare check on Mr Devoti as they should have, and that there were many other requests for Police assistance which were similarly not being dealt with in accordance with the risk assessments being undertaken.”

A deputy High Court judge today ordered that an asylum seeker and potential victim of trafficking who is housed at the Napier army barracks in Kent must be urgently re-housed in alternative adequate accommodation within 24 hours. The Claimant is an asylum seeker and potential...

The High Court handed down judgment today finding that the ban on civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples is lawful but the campaign continues as MPs call for a political solution to the inequality. Permission has already been granted for an appeal to proceed. At the...

Ministers face a legal challenge this week on the costs victims of discrimination face when pursuing claims under the Equality Act, from disabled campaigner Esther Leighton.

On 19 and 20 January 2016, the High Court will hear our clients’ case to establish that civil partnerships unlawfully discriminate against opposite-sex couples. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan are campaigning to change the law so that they can have a civil partnership: “We are...

DPG Partner Louise Whitfield shortlisted for Lexis Nexis Legal Personality of the Year.

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) has successfully concluded a mediation with the corporate organisers of the Royal Windsor Horse Show following their complaint to the UK Government OECD complaints mechanism. BIRD had complained to the UK Government’s National Contact Point (NCP) for...

In a judgment of 21 December 2020, the Court of Appeal laid down detailed guidance on the correct approach to medical and other expert evidence in assessing whether there are conclusive grounds to conclude that a person is a victim of trafficking (paras 121-123).  In...

DPG client returned to court to challenge Justice Secretary's decision to equip prison officers with PAVA spray

Support is mounting for Osime Brown, who has autism and significant learning difficulties, in his and his family’s fight to stop his deportation to Jamaica, which he left when he was 4 years old. Deighton Pierce Glynn represented Osime in a successful challenge to his...

The Roma Support Group has obtained funding for a project to develop the Roma community’s knowledge about their rights by training delivered by DPG solicitors. In addition we will be providing supervision for their caseworkers on housing issues arising.

Following court action, the Metropolitan Police has agreed to delete information relating to a referral of a primary school age child under the government’s PREVENT programme. The other referring authorities also agreed to correct and delete the relevant records. DPG’s client was concerned that the...