DPG continues to push for justice for asylum seekers subjected to unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston in Autumn 2022, when overcrowding, neglect, and mistreatment became rampant as the Home Office did not move people within 24 hours. For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/dpg-calls-fo...

In this month’s blog post we reflect on the landmark Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on states’ obligations regarding climate change, including the link between environmental protection and human rights dpglaw.co.uk/blog-the-icj...

The Administrative court has granted permission for judicial review in our #eVisa policy challenge against the Home Office, on significant wider public interest ground. For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/home-secreta...

Prevention of Future Deaths report has been issued to Home Office following Coroner’s ruling, seeking improvements to the way Police National Database is utilised as “this would allow police to be more proactive in their dealings with victims of domestic abuse” www.judiciary.uk/prevention-o...

The Coroner's ruling that Georgia Barter was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner is only the second of its type in UK legal history. Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

Georgia's inquest concluded Unlawful Killing resulting from domestic abuse. Georgia’s family is represented by Clare Hayes of DPG instructing Kate Stone of @gcnchambers.bsky.social with invaluable support from @AAFDA. The Guardian tells Georgia’s story here: www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

At DPG we don't seek awards. We use the law to empower our clients to challenge unlawful conduct by those with power. To be recognised by Legal500 as among the best firms for Public Law and Civil Liberties & Human Rights is a testament to that. Thank you to our clients who make the fight worth it!

Next up in DPG's legal blog series, we examine the worrying incursion on the right to protest peacefully in the UK, as illustrated by the recent decision to proscribe the direct-action group Palestine Action sparking intense legal, political, and public debate dpglaw.co.uk/blog-protest...

Amnesty International UK and Liberty have been given permission to jointly intervene in the judicial review challenging the UK government’s decision to ‘proscribe’ the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. dpglaw.co.uk/amnesty-inte...

DPG's client Palestine Solidarity Campaign has issued a request to every Council in England & Wales administering a Local Government Pension Scheme fund, outlining that they must divest from companies enabling & profiting from human rights violations against Palestinians dpglaw.co.uk/psc-campaign...

Palestine: Call on Local Government Pension Schemes to Divest from Companies Involved in Violations of International Law. Max du Plessis S.C., Tatyana Eatwell and Joshua Jackson are instructed by Zubier Yazdani and Mark Hylands of Deighton Peirce Glynn (@dpglaw.co.uk).

🚨 Read DPG's latest blog post on Government’s White Paper which outlines proposed changes to the UK immigration system: dpglaw.co.uk/restoring-co... #WhitePaper #UKImmigration #humanrights

Are you passionate about justice and eager to make a meaningful impact? Do you want to qualify as a Civil Liberties / Human Rights / Public Law Solicitor at Deighton Pierce Glynn? Join the DPG team as a Paralegal in either our Bristol or London office! dpglaw.co.uk/paralegal-ro...

Rajwinder Singh: Jury Finds Neglect Contributed to the Death of Father of Three at HMP Wandsworth Maya Sikand KC (@mayasikand.bsky.social)‬ was instructed by Christina Juman, partner at @dpglaw.co.uk. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/rajwind...

Tune-in to this week's Double Jeopardy podcast to hear Dan Carey discuss the data leak exposing over 18,000 individuals to violent retribution by the Taliban, and the super-injunction which prevented Parliament and the public from knowing what had happened www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

🚨🚨🚨DPG are instructed by the @iwgbunion.bsky.social,which represents private hire drivers on apps such as Uber and Bolt, to challenge the systemic + ongoing delays in TfL’s licensing system for the drivers. For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/transport-fo...

The MOD must now: (a) publish details of the scope of the ‘Triples Review’; (b) publish the key criteria being applied; and (c) notify all Triples Review ARAP applicants of the ARAP decisions in their cases. DPG instructed Tom de la Mare KC of Blackstone Chambers and Emma Foubister of Matrix.

📢New judgment: High Court finds that the ‘Triples Review’ - the UK government process of re-assessing its previous blanket refusals of ARAP applications made by members of the Afghan ‘Triples’ forces - was operating unlawfully in important respects dpglaw.co.uk/afghan-prote...

For the second post in our legal blog series, we examine recent amendments to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 which mean police officers are to be dismissed for gross misconduct, barring ‘exceptional circumstances' dpglaw.co.uk/police-offic...

Met Police to pay damages to woman after admitting rape investigation “brought the service into disrepute”: dpglaw.co.uk/met-police-p... See further press coverage here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We’re very excited to launch DPG’s brand-new legal blog series! Each month, we will unpack key developments in UK law through a human rights lens. First up: the 2025 Border Security Bill and its troubling implications, which you can read here: dpglaw.co.uk/the-border-s...

Judicial review hearing in the High Court commences today to examine the legality of the UK government’s continued arms exports to Israel. DPG is instructed by @amnestyuk.bsky.social and Human Rights Watch who are intervening in the case. dpglaw.co.uk/uk-arms-expo...

Compensation is due to asylum seekers unlawfully detained at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility dpglaw.co.uk/compensation...

We are delighted to report that DPG's PAP Project has been awarded 3 years of funding by the AB Charitable Trust! This will partially cover the costs of the PAP Project from 29 April 2025 onwards, enabling this vital project to continue dpglaw.co.uk/a-b-charitab...

Emily Soothill has been featured in the Law Society Gazette for her incredible work representing people detained at Manston holding facility in a case against the government for allegedly unlawful detention and other breaches of their rights See: www.lawgazette.co.uk/lawyer-in-th...

DPG has given evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s inquiry into asylum accommodation focusing on how asylum accommodation is currently delivered by the Home Office. dpglaw.co.uk/dpg-gives-ev...

“People seeking asylum are more vulnerable to physical and mental illness; they have the right to be treated with dignity and should not be detained in this way” says DPG's Emily Soothill www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Watch our brave clients on the BBC who are demanding an investigation by the JCIO into Employment Judge Lancaster who is accused of intimidating, sexist, and discriminatory conduct. 1/2

Following a significant challenge by disability campaigner, Esther Loukin, ambulance trusts develop policies for transporting wheelchair users in an emergency. NHS England to review commissioning framework. dpglaw.co.uk/following-ch...

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Sue Willman on receiving an honorary KC award! This is a well-deserved recognition of her excellence and dedication to the law. dpglaw.co.uk/congratulati...

Napier Barracks was challenged by DPG clients and found to be unlawful in 2021 by the High Court. It will finally close by September 2025. This is an important step towards humane accommodation for asylum seekers. However, Wethersfield must now close too. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

BBC News: Wethersfield asylum seekers housed 'unlawfully'. @EmilySoothill said: "We urge [current Home Secretary] Yvette Cooper to reflect on this judgment, end the use of large sites and close Wethersfield once and for all”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: High Court finds Home Office acted unlawfully by placing vulnerable asylum seekers in ex-MOD site Wethersfield. @goldjenningsltd.bsky.social, @dpglaw.co.uk and @dlpubliclaw.bsky.social acted for the Claimants in the significant High Court case. goldjennings.co.uk/high-court-f...

🚨 Wethersfield High Court Judgment: The Home Secretary acted unlawfully in accommodating three asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield. Serious breaches of the Equality Act in publishing accommodation policy. dpglaw.co.uk?p=10810&prev...

We are 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. dpglaw.co.uk/whistleblowe...

High Court judgment on MSVCC re-entry for survivor of modern slavery ETX instructed Grace Capel, with Bryony Goodesmith, Adam Hundt and Nakita Hedges of @dpglaw.co.uk www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-co...

Starting today - inquest into the death of Rajwinder Singh whilst at HMP Wandsworth in 2023. Significant as HMP Chief Inspector of Prisons issued an Urgent Notification to the prison due to this and other serious incidents. For more details, see: dpglaw.co.uk/inquest-into...

Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) Solicitors is delighted to announce that Ahmed Aydeed has accepted the firm’s invitation to become a Partner. dpglaw.co.uk/deighton-pie...

The High Court found multiple failings in our client's case including that the Home Office failed to take account of material evidence and irrationally refused re-entry into the NRM. DPG's Bryony Goodesmith, Adam Hundt and Nakita Hedges instructed Grace Capel of Doughty Street Chambers.

📢 New judgment: 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 to receive the support he needs to assist him to recover dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-j...

A jury has concluded that it was inappropriate for police officers to leave Jack Booth alone after they had heard that he wanted to take his own life. Cian Murphy was instructed by Ruth Mellor & Emma Gregg of @dpglaw.co.uk supported by @inquest-org.bsky.social www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/inappro...

Channel 4 News on chaotic prison handover that caused deaths of 3 men. DPG's Amalia King comments on Lowdham Grange's culture of failing to learn lessons. Watch report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YikK...

Poor leadership & private contract handover contribute to deaths of 3 men at HMP Lowdham Grange. DPG's Amalia King says this is "a stark example of how leadership failures create unsafe conditions for all those living & working in a prison". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jury concludes that police officers inappropriately left Jack Booth alone before he ended his life. The inquest ruled that leaving him alone may have contributed to his death. dpglaw.co.uk/jury-conclud...

After 18 months of unsafe and inhumane conditions, the Bibby Stockholm has finally departed Portland Harbour—a victory for asylum seekers and the community. DPG is proud to have represented clients opposing this flawed Home Office plan. dpglaw.co.uk/bibby-stockh...

We are humbled and honoured to announce that our very own Sue Willman has been awarded the title of Honorary King’s Counsel (KC) in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the legal protection of migrants’ socio-economic rights in the UK. dpglaw.co.uk/sue-willman-...

"As the Bibby Stockholm is moved out of Portland, the asylum seekers who were forced to spend months living there say the scars remain." The harm caused by such large sites is profound & long-lasting. People seeking asylum need #CommunitiesNotCamps www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A new year, and the government's implementation of judge-recommended reforms to “closed material procedures” (national security court processes) is still awaited. Will implementation happen soon? ukhumanrightsblog.com/2024/05/30/w...

Jury concludes that failures by the acute mental health ward in which Jessica Powell was detained led to her death. Jessica’s family is represented by Ruth Mellor of DPG instructing Ben McCormack of Garden Court North with invaluable support provided by @INQUEST_ORG dpglaw.co.uk/jury-conclud...