This is an exciting opportunity to join the DPG Team. The role will be to work as a locum on an interesting caseload involving a range of Judicial Review and private law County Court claims including immigration detention, nationality, discrimination, and Windrush compensation claims. We know that...
It is with shock and sadness that we have learnt of the death of Stephen Knafler QC. Stephen worked tirelessly with us for over two decades acting in ground-breaking litigation which set a framework for promoting and defending the fundamental right of migrants (and others) to...
In a judgment handed down today the Court of Appeal has confirmed last November’s High Court judgment that Kingston Council is liable to local authority tenants for water overcharges dating back to 1 April 2002. The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the...
The Home Office has backed down on its plans to detain Osime Brown pending deportation. This is an important step in the fight for justice for Osime being waged by his mother, Joan Martin, and a growing body of supporters from anti-racist protestors, disability rights...
DPG Partners Sue Willman and Daniel Carey write in the Times today that a claim brought by our client the Gulf Center for Human Rights in 2018 clarified the government’s position on whether ministers are required to comply with international law. The government successfully defended that...
We are delighted that DPG's Trainee, Georgina Colegate-Stone qualified as a Solicitor on 15 July 2020. George has successfully completed her training at DPG and has been offered a permanent position as a solicitor here. Before joining DPG, George worked in Parliament for several years both...
Our client, an asylum seeker and torture survivor, was a victim of assault and ongoing abuse and harassment from another asylum seeker whilst living in shared accommodation provided by the Home Office under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. She reported the...
https://youtu.be/pUBS-3NaQiM DPG have collaborated with young activists and film maker, Toby Lloyd tobylloydfilm.com to make this video to support our client’s case. Our client has set up a CrowdJustice page to raise funds for their case against the Government. We are requesting that the Government immediately stops...
https://youtu.be/E_xbHwmLnJ8 DPG represented the family of Mikey Powell who was killed by West Midlands Police officers on 7 September 2003. Mikey’s Nieces have put together this video to express their feelings. Chaela had not been born when Mikey died and Kiara was just a...
Our client has set up a CrowdJustice page to raise funds for their case against the Government. We are requesting that the Government immediately stops the export of tear gas, rubber bullets, and other potentially lethal equipment, until there is no longer any risk that...