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A case in the High Court considers whether local authority tenants should benefit from discounts agreed between local authorities and water suppliers. A test case that will consider whether local authorities and housing associations have acted lawfully in failing to pass on to their tenants...

It is with shock and sadness that we have learnt of the death of Stephen Knafler QC. Stephen worked tirelessly with us for over two decades acting in ground-breaking litigation which set a framework for promoting and defending the fundamental right of migrants (and others)...

DPG has responded to the Independent Review of Administrative Law

London councils overcharged local authority tenants for water by not passing on discounts they had arranged with Thames Water. The same arrangements applied to councils throughout the Greater London area.

DPG has successfully represented a victim of serious crime whose personal information was shared by a public inquiry with third parties in a serious personal data breach. The effect of the public inquiry’s data breach prevented DPG’s client from seeking accountability for the serious crimes...

The Home Office has backed down on its plans to detain Osime Brown pending deportation. This is an important step in the fight for justice for Osime being waged by his mother, Joan Martin, and a growing body of supporters from anti-racist protestors, disability rights...

The Court found today that the retention of data by the Metropolitan Police Service on a 16-year-old child (known as II) from the age of 11 was unlawful and a disproportionate interference with his right to private life; namely, that it was a breach of...

DPG Partners Sue Willman and Daniel Carey write in the Times today that a claim brought by our client the Gulf Center for Human Rights in 2018 clarified the government’s position on whether ministers are required to comply with international law. The government successfully defended...

We are delighted to announce that Adam Hundt has been appointed as a Director at DPG.

We are delighted that DPG’s Trainee, Georgina Colegate-Stone qualified as a Solicitor on 15  July 2020. George has successfully completed her training at DPG and has been offered a permanent position as a solicitor here. Before joining DPG, George worked in Parliament for several years...

Zimbabweans in exile are increasingly concerned about the breakdown of the rule of law. In the past few days, a lawyer representing three women including an opposition MP was arrested whilst travelling with his clients to comply with bail requirements. This event is inspired by...

DPG force Manchester mental health consultation to withdraw decision to cut specialist mental health services in area.