The Brook House Inquiry – the first of its kind – will hold its first virtual preliminary hearing at 2pm today, Friday 25 September 2020. The Brook House Inquiry is the first public inquiry into immigration detention in the United Kingdom. It’s first preliminary hearing...
The Court found today that the retention of data by the Metropolitan Police Service on a 16-year-old child (known as II) from the age of 11 was unlawful and a disproportionate interference with his right to private life; namely, that it was a breach of...
Zimbabweans in exile are increasingly concerned about the breakdown of the rule of law. In the past few days, a lawyer representing three women including an opposition MP was arrested whilst travelling with his clients to comply with bail requirements. This event is inspired by...
Prime Minister is asked to fulfil his promise that military-grade equipment will not be exported to the US if it is used for internal repression. Following the brutal and racist killing of George Floyd by a police officer and the widespread protests that immediately followed and...
As a result of our client’s litigation, the Home Office amended its Immigration Bail policy at the end of February 2020 to confirm that Schedule 10 applications for non-detained nationals should be determined within 5 days or less, and within 2 days for vulnerable groups...
The Unity Project is backing an emergency high court hearing today calling for immediate suspension of the Home Office's brutal 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF), which is denying tens of thousands of working families access to the welfare safety net during the coronavirus outbreak. The...
Leading human rights lawyer Ugo Hayter is appointed a partner in the firm. We are very excited to announce that Ugo Hayter, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the country, has been appointed Partner in our firm. Her approach to her work, her clients...
Last year two babies were born prematurely, and had to spend the first few months of their lives in intensive care. They were left with significant ongoing health problems for which they require regular treatment. Almost a year later their parents, who have leave to remain...
The inquest into the death of 34-year-old Chris Carpenter concluded yesterday with the jury finding failures by prison and healthcare staff in the run up to Chris’s death on 18th August 2018. Christopher was the last of four men to die in the prison in...
On 10-12 December 2019 the High Court is hearing a judicial review challenging substantial and systematic delays by the Home office in deciding asylum applications made by unaccompanied children. Statistics show that applications by unaccompanied children have routinely taken well in excess of a year to...