Congratulations Sue Willman. These awards are for those who have made a major contribution to the law of England and Wales, outside practice in the courts. Sue was nominated for founding the Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP), providing free representation to destitute asylum-seekers. As well as for...
Summary In a significant ruling today, the High Court of Justice has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully and in breach of her duties under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 by accommodating three vulnerable asylum seekers - TG, MN, and HAA - at RAF...
Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) has been 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. Led by Sellafield whistleblower Alison McDermott and Dr. Hinaa Toheed,...
Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) Solicitors is delighted to announce that Ahmed Aydeed has accepted the firm’s invitation to become a Partner. Ahmed Aydeed, formerly a Public Law Director at a large Legal Aid Firm, brings a wealth of expertise in public law and human rights,...
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...