Meirion James, 53, a dearly loved son, brother and uncle with a history of bipolar disorder, died on 31 January 2015 following restraint by police officers at Haverfordwest Police Station. He had been detained having earlier called the police to his home after an incident...
The High Court has today ordered the Home Office to provide by 20 December 2018 their proposed terms of reference for the inquiry into the abuse of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Center and to provide by 10 January 2019 details of how victims will...
Thames Valley Police have been found to have breached human rights following a fatal pursuit collision five years ago. Today at the County Court sitting at Central London, HHJ Baucher handed down her judgement in the case of Julie Seddon and others v The Chief Constable...
Before HM Coroner Maria Voisin Avon Coroner's Court. The Courthouse, Old Weston Road, North Somerset, BS48 1UL 5 November 2018 – 19 November 2018 The inquest into the self-inflicted death of Jessica (Jess) Whitchurch in HMP Eastwood Park has concluded, with the jury returning a damning conclusion...
In mid-July 2018 the Government (Home Office) announced the ‘Windrush Compensation Consultation’. This Consultation is the second stage in the designing of a Government scheme to compensate Windrush migrants who despite being in the UK lawfully, have been affected by Government measures to police illegal...
The partners and everyone at DPG are today saying goodbye to Gareth Mitchell, one of DPG’s longest serving employees. Gareth joined Pierce Glynn in 2002 on qualification rising to partner. He then became a partner in Deighton Pierce Glynn when the newly merged firm began in...
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On 6 November, the International Legal Assistance Consortium will be launching its Guatemala Judicial Assessment report exploring the challenges in the country including the attacks on judges and lawyers. The report examines the situation facing the judiciary and public prosecution in Guatemala after ILAC experts...
Heddwyn Hughes, 67, was a vulnerable adult who was in the care of Hywel Dda Health Trust at Carmarthen. The inquest into his death today concluded he was failed following a catastrophic injury whilst detained in a care home for people with learning disabilities. Heddwyn had...
The Home Office have backed down and agreed to the appointment of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) to undertake a bespoke and independent Article 3 ECHR-compliant investigation into abuse of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) exposed by a BBC Panorama documentary...