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The High Court has given an important judgment regarding applications for protection under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (“ARAP”). In particular, those made by members of Afghan ‘Triples’ forces: elite Afghan regiments funded, equipped and trained by the UK and working alongside UK Special Forces.

On Monday 30 June 2025 the High Court gave its judgment in a judicial review claim regarding UK arms exports to Israel, brought by the Palestinian human rights organisation, Al-Haq.  The claimant argued that UK arms exports to Israel were enabling its invasion of Gaza, resulting in serious loss of life and violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

On 21 – 23 May 2025 the High Court heard a judicial review challenging the UK Government’s handling of the Triples Review, a process established to reconsider blanket refusals of protection applications submitted by members of the Afghan ‘Triples’ forces. These elite units were trained,...

The country’s largest police force has paid five-figure damages to a woman who challenged its investigation into complaints of rape and domestic abuse she made against her then husband. The woman, who is in her 40s and calling herself Emma to protect her identity, reported...

Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK), represented by Deighton Pierce Glynn solicitors, yesterday formally resubmitted its request to the UK Foreign Secretary to impose targeted sanctions against Israeli government ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.

On 21-23 May 2025 the High Court will hear a judicial review regarding the operation of the ‘Triples Review’: the UK government process of re-assessing its blanket refusals of protection applications made by members of the Afghan ‘Triples’ forces: an elite Afghan regiment funded, equipped...

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.