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Water resale: DPG partner interviewed by BBC

BBC London reports on the further developments in DPG’s Southwark water overcharging case in their evening and late TV news bulletins on 23 August 2016.

Torture victim seeks review of UK training to Bahrain police

A letter has been sent to the UK government warning of possible JR regarding the training provided by the UK College of Policing to the Bahrain police.

Government defends plans to provide prison/probation services in Saudi Arabia and Oman

As previously reported, the Gulf Center for Human Rights is challenging the legality of the UK Ministry of Justice’s ‘commercial arm’ Just Solutions International (JSi). JSi is bidding to provide prison and probation services in various countries with appalling human rights records, including Saudi Arabia and...

PrEP judicial review succeeds!

The High Court has decided that NHS England’s controversial decision that it does not have the power to fund Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV was wrong.

Client talks to media about disability hate crime

DPG client Daniel Smith talks to the Guardian about his experiences of how the state responds to disability hate crime.

Duwayne Brooks OBE and Jane Deighton attended the opening hearing of the Under Cover Policing Inquiry at the High Court today

The Chairman Christopher Pitchford outline the terms and the process. Mr Brooks OBE has raised several initial concerns with the Secretary to the Inquiry. They are: The omission of covert recordings from the terms of reference – they appear to exclude the covert recording of...

PrEP judgment eagerly awaited

Interest in the outcome of NAT’s challenge to NHS controversial decision to not fund PrEP for HIV remains high. Judgement is expected in the next few weeks.

Supreme Court allows conditional fee application in NI appeal

On 21 July 2016 the Supreme Court allowed an application by DPG client Denise Brewster to instruct lawyers on a conditional fee

Farm Terrace Allotments Fight for Survival

Allotment holders are fighting a third attempt by the Council to build on an allotment site that has served heavily-urbanised West Watford for 120 years.

Business & Human Rights: Parliament Submission

DPG have provided a submission to the Parliamentary JCHR, calling for practical reforms to enhance accountability for corporate human rights violations.

Successful Intervention in Judicial Review of Data Retention Legislation

The High Court today declared that key parts of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 breach EU law and must be disapplied. The Act was rushed through parliament in one week in July 2014, allowing little time for thorough debate or civil society...