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Amnesty International UK and Human Rights Watch Intervene in Landmark Case. A four-day judicial review hearing has begun at the High Court in London to examine the legality of the UK government’s continued arms exports to Israel. The case, brought by Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, challenges the government’s decision on 2 September 2024 to continue licensing the export of components used in F-35 fighter jets—aircraft deployed in bombing and other military operations in Gaza. At the same time, the UK had suspended other arms exports due to the risk of violations of international law.

An independent inquiry commenced on 17 March 2025 to investigate the poor conditions at the “Manston Short-Term Holding Facility” – a large camp on a former military base set-up in February 2022 to detain newly arrived asylum seekers. Between June 2022 and November 2022 Manston...

DPG has given evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s (“HASC”) inquiry into asylum accommodation. The HASC’s inquiry is focusing on how asylum accommodation is currently delivered by the Home Office through its private contractors (Clearsprings Ready Homes, Mears and Serco), and what lessons can...

The PAP Project is an innovative project where front line organisations are provided with training and supervision to enable them to prepare formal pre-action letters to challenge decisions made by or on behalf of Government. For the three years to October 2024 whilst the Project...

Last year, Esther Loukin, represented by Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors, brought a judicial review against North East Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (“NEAS”), East of England Ambulance Service Trust (“EEAST”) and NHS England. She challenged: NEAS and EEAST’s failure to have a system or policy in...

Sue was nominated for founding the Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP), providing free representation to destitute asylum-seekers.

Summary In a significant ruling today, the High Court of Justice has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully and in breach of her duties under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 by accommodating three vulnerable asylum seekers – TG, MN, and HAA – at...

DPG has been instructed to represent a group of individuals, including two doctors, a nurse, and several whistleblowers, who have made serious allegations of intimidating, sexist, and discriminatory conduct by Employment Judge Lancaster.

The inquest into the death of Rajwinder Singh whilst at HMP Wandsworth in 2023 starts today. Before HM Assistant Coroner for Inner West London, Bernard Richmond KC 33 Tachbrook Street, SW1V 2JR Starts 17 February 2025, expected to last 10 days CONTENT WARNING: This press...

Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) Solicitors is delighted to announce that Ahmed Aydeed has accepted the firm’s invitation to become a Partner. Ahmed Aydeed, formerly a Public Law Director at a large Legal Aid Firm, brings a wealth of expertise in public law and human rights,...

In a judgment handed down on 12 February 2025 the High Court has found that the Home Office unlawfully refused to ‘re-enter’ our client - a survivor of modern slavery - to the National Referral Mechanism (“NRM”) to receive support he needs to assist him to recover.

Our client, a survivor of trafficking and torture, brought a judicial review challenging the Home Office’s refusal of support to assist his recovery. Disclosure provided by the Home Office lawyers on the evening before the final hearing proved that the Home Office’s defence could not stand.