DPG is instructed by Gingerbread, the leading charity working with single parent families in the UK, to intervene in an appeal to the Supreme Court in respect of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions...
Our clients, a bereaved family, have secured a compensation payment of £95,000 in settlement of a compensation claim brought against two hospitals, both of whom refused to provide their relative with chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with cancer, unless she paid tens of thousands of...
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review to proceed to a full hearing challenging the Home Office’s decision, without consultation, to continue using Napier Barracks as asylum accommodation for a further five years. The Claimant is a local resident and a lead volunteer...
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the charges against our client, H, a confirmed victim of human trafficking who was a minor at the time of his arrest, following a pre-action letter sent by DPG which argued that prosecuting him would violate Article 4 ECHR. H...
Our client and her disabled son’s caravan on a float has been granted security under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 by the Residential Property Tribunal. Our client and her son live on a caravan on a float in a marina. They were served with notice...
The Brook House Inquiry, set up to investigate mistreatment and abuse of detained people by G4S in Brook House, commenced public hearings on 23 November 2021. The Brook House Inquiry is unprecedented. It is the first public inquiry into immigration detention in the United Kingdom. The Inquiry...
Our client’s judicial review was heard today by the High Court. The case concerns those people affected by the NHS charging regime and specifically the correct interpretation of Regulation 3(1A) of the NHS Overseas Visitors Regulations 2015. Significant amendments were made to the Charging Regulations by...
Today, Wednesday 10 November, the Supreme Court overturned a previous ruling and found that four million victims of alleged breaches of data protection laws by Google cannot bring a joint – “representative” – claim for compensation. In a case brought by an individual claimant, Mr Lloyd,...