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University of Bristol rejects call for a ‘meaningful’ apology for discrimination linked to student’s death – Equality and Human Rights Commission issues advice to the Higher Education sector

The parents of Natasha Abrahart have said they are “deeply offended” by University of Bristol’s refusal to apologise for contributing to the 20-year-old’s death by discriminating against her. Dr Robert Abrahart, Natasha’s father said “It feels like yet another insult from people who really only...

16 July, 2024

Unlawful Citizenship Delays for Bahrain Human Rights Activist Remedied

The Home Office has granted citizenship to DPG client Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, a prominent Bahrain Pro-Democracy and Human Rights Activist, after he challenged the lawfulness of over 3 years of delays in deciding his application. Pre-action letters challenging the lawfulness of these lengthy delays were sent...

28 June, 2024

High Court finds decision by Suella Braverman on behalf of the Government to abandon Windrush recommendations, on grounds that it was in the public interest, discriminatory

This judicial review claim, brought by Mr Trevor Donald and intervened by Black Equity Organisation (BEO), UNISON and Speaker of the House of Commons, concerned the Government’s decision to abandon 3 of the 30 recommendations made by Wendy Williams in her Windrush Lessons Learned Review...

19 June, 2024

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Intervention in UK Arms Exports Licence JR

12 June 2024 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have jointly applied to the Administrative Court to intervene in a legal proceedings challenging the UK government's approval of over 100 arms export licences to Israel since October 2023. The judicial review claim, brought by Palestinian NGO...

12 June, 2024

Bibby Stockholm judicial review: court refuses but enforcement now viable

On 23 May 2024 the High Court dismissed our client’s (Carralyn Parkes) judicial review in Parkes v Dorset Council, [2024] EWHC 1253, which argued that Dorset Council has the power to enforce planning authority over the Bibby Stockholm barge. Our client is disappointed that a loophole...

24 May, 2024

DPG lawyer selected for distinguished leadership program

Unkha Banda has been selected to participate in the hugely prestigious US Government International Visitor Leadership Program on Strategic Litigation for Social Change. The project was designed by U.S. Embassy London to support practitioners in the UK in developing a better understanding of how legal...

07 May, 2024

Inquest jury finds self-inflicted death at Woodhill prison was unlawful killing

Robert Fenlon, 36, died a self-inflicted death whilst on remand at Woodhill prison on 5 March 2016. Now an inquest jury has concluded that the reprehensible failures by two senior prison officers involved amounted to unlawful killing by gross negligence manslaughter. This is the first...

29 April, 2024

Hearing to challenge decision not to implement Windrush recommendations to be heard tomorrow

Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors are acting for Trevor Donald, in a judicial review claim, taking place tomorrow, 23 April to 24 April 2024 in the High Court before Mrs Justice Heather Williams. The claim concerns the recommendations made by Wendy Williams, the Windrush Lessons Learned Review...

22 April, 2024

Court of Appeal judgment on Home Office’s Article 3 duties in NRPF context

The Court of Appeal has allowed our clients’ appeal against a High Court judgment that rejected their compensation claims made after the Home Office left them destitute for prolonged periods due to the NRPF condition. On 18 April 2024 the Court of Appeal handed down its...

18 April, 2024

High Court grants permission to proceed to trial in challenge to the use of RAF Wethersfield as asylum accommodation

27 February 2024: Four asylum seekers who issued claims for judicial review against the Home Secretary after being accommodated at the controversial military site, RAF Wethersfield, have today been selected as lead claimants and granted permission to proceed with their claims to trial in July...

27 February, 2024