'By granting broad discretionary powers to police and criminalizing peaceful protest tactics, the UK state risks silencing dissenting voices, discouraging civic participation, eroding democratic accountability, & ultimately fraying the fabric of democracy itself' @hrw.org www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

NEW: A report from @hrw.org has raised the alarm on the severe protest crackdowns in the UK. Instead of repealing restrictive anti-protest laws, the current Government are bringing in a wave of new measures that will further repress our fundamental right. www.hrw.org/report/2026/...

Serial rapists including David Carrick were left in the ranks of the Metropolitan police because of a failure to carry out necessary vetting on thousands of officers and staff, with standards lowered between 2013 and 2023, internal review finds www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"I was offered sex and I took it" explained Met police gang member Mark Jenner to the Public Inquiry into #undercover #policing. Inquiry hearings are due to start again in February 2026. Watch this space for more details. Opportunistic. Misogynistic. Undemocratic. #spycops

Yesterday, the Lords debated ending the IPP injustice. Only Lord Timpson's amendments progressed, but we owe a massive thank you to the Peers who stood up for everyone affected by IPP. Watch: vimeo.com/1152150338?s...

Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing have written to the PM calling for MI5 to be fully included in the Hillsborough Law. @debcoles13.bsky.social said: “The duty of candour must apply in full to security services & every public service so that no institution can hide behind secrecy.”

A “catastrophic” decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on HMP Dartmoor, a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected, is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than £100m, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

From passport surrender requirements to restrictions on movement on match days, Football Banning Orders can have a major impact on daily life. Our Criminal Defence Team explains what these orders are, how fans end up with them and why even minor incidents can lead to long bans.

Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have shown an alarming deterioration in their health as one - Heba Muraisi - has entered the third month of refusing food, supporters say www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Palantir, a technology company with close ties to the Trump administration, has cemented its role analysing data for the U.K.’s military — despite an ongoing standoff between the two governments over trade and digital regulations www.politico.eu/article/pala...

Eighty asylum seekers detained in preparation for return to France under “one in, one out” scheme call on UN bodies to investigate their treatment, claiming they have suffered “fear, humiliation and psychological distress” at the hands of the Home Office www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Just published - our report of the Undercover Policing Inquiry's questioning of Sara, who was deceived into a relationship by #spycops officer James Thomson & subjected to cruelty & lies that he continued for years campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2026/01/05/u...

The Home Office plans to immediately begin seizing asylum seekers’ mobile phones and sim cards at Manston processing centre without the need for an arrest, with technology on site to download data and officials allowed to search inside detainees’ mouths www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Thousands of surveillance reports compiled by undercover police officers who spied on political campaigners were routinely passed to MI5, helping to build up large files on peaceful protesters, documents obtained by the #Spycops inquiry have revealed www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Thousands of surveillance reports compiled by #spycops undercover police officers who spied on political campaigners were routinely passed to MI5 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A police officer involved in a controversy sparked by efforts to sanction a woman for mushroom foraging, who issued paperwork to her husband and lied in claiming to have spoken directly to her when updating a database, has been found to have committed gross misconduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peers have called for a panel of judges to reconsider the plight of every prisoner languishing on an indefinite jail term www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim... Edward Garnier KC said too many IPP prisoners are “victims of state action or lack of it” as he urged the govt to “fix this broken system”.

SWEP has finally been activated in London... 🤞 Contact your local council for access details. SWEP info: homeless.org.uk/knowledge-hu...

Police officers fear reporting colleagues for wrongdoing because they do not believe they will be supported for breaking a culture of silence, a new survey carried out by carried out by the Police Federation (PFEW) has found www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Freemasons are seeking an emergency injunction from the high court to halt the Metropolitan police’s new policy that orders officers to tell their bosses if they are members of the organisation www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A group of UN experts including the special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association have issued a statement expressing alarm at the treatment of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

As Christmas approaches, we’d like to wish our clients, colleagues, and community a very Happy Christmas. Thank you for trusting us throughout the year. We wish you a restful festive period and a positive start to the New Year.

New - our report of the immensely powerful, heartbreaking, harrowing testimony of Sukhdev & Tish Reel at the #spycops inquiry talking about the killing of Ricky Reel & the years of police spying, racism & lies ever since campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/12/23/u...

Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after taking part in a protest holding a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Legal experts are questioning whether police are using powers they no longer have to restrict protests. Partner, Raj Chada considers the impact of the Court of Appeal ruling and what it means for protesters, campaign groups and democratic freedoms. #ProtestLaw #CriminalDefence #PeacefulProtest

Just published - our report on the Undercover Policing Inquiry's questioning of 'MSS' & 'MWS', siblings of Michael Menson who was murdered by racists, & whose family campaign for truth & justice was spied on by #spycops. campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/12/22/u...

Amu Gib and Kamran Ahmed, two Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike, have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Metropolitan police have been using powers they no longer have related to “cumulative disruption” to crack down on pro-Palestine protests, according to legal experts - inc quote from Raj Chada of @hjacriminaldefence.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Victims of disasters such as Hillsborough and Grenfell having to wait years for justice is “shameful and a stain on our society”, the new Independent Public Advocate Cindy Butts has said in her first interview in the role www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

After 19 years of unanswered questions, a new police review is under way into the death of Mark Blanco. Partner & Head of our Public Inquiry team, Mike Schwarz, is representing Mark’s mother, who continues to seek answers backed by new evidence as she calls for an independent and thorough review.

In case you missed it, BBC London News coverage of Mark Jenner’s evidence to #spycops inquiry earlier this week with comments from ‘Alison’.

Tracy Evans, whose son, decorated soldier Charlie Owen, took his own life after being ordered back to barracks, said she will never forgive the army for ‘killing her son’ as she settles a civil case with the Ministry of Defence www.hja.net/news-and-ins...

A Prevention of Future Deaths report exposed gaps in suicide risk management in the Army after the death of a young soldier. Associate, Sebastian Del Monte supported the family as they challenged systemic failures and called for better protection for vulnerable service personnel.

NEW: judge-alone trials would save just 2% of time in the Crown Court. In total, we estimate reforms to jury trials would save <10% of court time. Great write-up from @reporterrwright.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/8a9f...

This week the Parole Board have directed David Norris will remain in prison, where he is serving a life sentence for Stephen Lawrence’s murder. Dr Neville Lawrence, represented by our team, welcomed the decision, noting ‘True remorse involves the courage to make amends’ www.hja.net/news-and-ins...

Astonishing, terrifying testimony from #spycops officer Mark Jenner at the Undercover Polciing Inquiry today. Entirely lacking in self-reflection, he beleives that he was a cop, cops are always good & right, therefore anything he did was good & right.

An undercover officer has admitted he “callously and cruelly” deceived a woman into a five-year relationship while infiltrating leftwing campaigns, the #spycops inquiry has heard. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

David Norris, convicted of murdering Stephen Lawrence in April 1993, will remain in prison following a Parole Board decision concluding that he is not safe for release. Our team act for Dr. Neville Lawrence and welcome this decision.

Met Police have agreed to pay £7,500 damages following the unlawful arrest of a mother of three at a Gaza protest. Solicitor Bríd Doherty, acted in the case, securing a positive result in a case that further highlights growing concerns around the policing of #PeacefulProtest. #CivilLiberties

Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers are likely to die without David Lammy’s intervention, lawyers representing the prisoners have said as they criticised the justice secretary for refusing to meet them www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Mark Jenner, a former undercover officer who infiltrated a left-wing campaign group and had a five year relationship with activist ‘Alison’, has told the #Spycops inquiry ‘he thought it had been necessary to have sex with women while undercover’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW RESOURCE WITH @streetskitchen.bsky.social Info cards to support people who are being criminalised for experiencing homelessness and poverty, for example under ‘anti-social behaviour’ laws. Share with your networks and download the info cards ⤵️ www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_infor...

‘I wasn’t interested in avoiding a deceitful sexual relationship’. Astonishing sickening testimony at the #spycops inquiry as Mark Jenner is questioned about deceiving Alison into a relationship. Unaware of the concept of compassion, he doesn't realise what a horror show he is. youtu.be/FBaFUeZXa_c

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Police are trialling AI tech to track drivers and find "suspicious" journeys on UK roads. Here’s what our investigative journalist team found 🧵👇 libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...

A rare super-complaint has been launched against police for “inhumane” delays in investigations into sexual offences, with an estimated 37,188 investigations having taken over three years to provide an outcome, according to new data spanning the last decade www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...

BLOGPOST: Where opaque, backdoor algorithmic code governs our life by wielding suspicion by design. Where will it stop? www.stop-watch.org/news-opinion...

As the lights of Chanukah are kindled, we recognise the importance of hope, resilience and community. We stand alongside our Jewish colleagues and the whole community as they light the candles and remember the message of Chanukah, that even in dark times, light wins over darkness.

Human rights and refugee campaigners are calling on the Home Office to be transparent about the numbers of asylum seekers who die in its care by publishing quarterly data as other government departments do www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Metropolitan police have agreed to pay £7,500 in damages to Aisha Jung, 53, who was arrested at a Gaza protest for holding up a placard that said: “Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry” and held until 4am - Bríd Doherty of our team represented Jung www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starting today, a week of the Undercover Policing Inquiry questioning Mark Jenner. He was a #spycops officer 1995-2000, targeting trade unions & antifascists. He was married with kids yet deceived an activist he spied on into a long-term relationship. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...