The inquest into the death of Rajwinder Singh whilst at HMP Wandsworth in 2023 starts today. Before HM Assistant Coroner for Inner West London, Bernard Richmond KC 33 Tachbrook Street, SW1V 2JR Starts 17 February 2025, expected to last 10 days CONTENT WARNING: This press release contains themes of...
In a judgment handed down on 12 February 2025 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 (“NRM”) to receive the support he needs to assist...
Our client, a survivor of trafficking and torture, brought a judicial review challenging the Home Office’s refusal of support to assist his recovery. Disclosure provided by the Home Office lawyers on the evening before the final hearing proved that the Home Office’s defence could not...
Before HM Area Coroner Laurinda Bower Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Coroner’s Court 4 November 2024 to 7 February 2025 CONTENT WARNING: This article contains themes of self-harm and self inflicted deaths. HMP Lowdham Grange was the first of several prisons to reach the end of its Private Finance Initiative...
The inquest into the death of Jack Booth concluded yesterday, with the jury finding that police officers took an inappropriate decision to leave Jack alone – after they had heard that he wanted to take his own life – and had said: “I wanna be...
On behalf of our clients, we welcome the long-overdue departure of the Bibby Stockholm from Portland Harbour, Dorset. For nearly 18 months, the barge served as asylum accommodation under a deeply flawed Home Office plan—one that was unsafe, inhumane, and doomed from the start. From its...
We are delighted to share that Sue Willman, a long-standing partner and now consultant at Deighton Pierce Glynn, 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. For...
The family of Jack Booth is hoping that an upcoming inquest will end their three year wait for answers about his death. Jack, a 23-year-old aspiring electrician, died in November 2021. He was found late in the evening of 4 November 2021, shortly after having spoken...
Most Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) have an expiry date of 31 December 2024 – as the Home Secretary has decided to replace them with eVisas. eVisas are a new, digital-only, way for people to show their immigration status. The Home Secretary says people have to create...
The inquest touching upon the death of Jessica Powell has concluded, with the jury finding that the acute mental health ward in which she was detained failed to adequately supervise and secure a room which was fitted with windows that Jessica might reasonably believe she...