In her first official engagement as Law Society Human Rights Committee Chair, DPG director Sue Willman welcomed Maricela Vasquez, a Mexican lawyer from Ciudad Juárez, the militarised Mexican border town known for having the fifth highest murder rate in the world, and in particular for...
ECPAT UK represented by DPG Partner Zubier Yazdani has been granted permission to intervene in the appeal of MS(Pakistan) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. The appeal represents an opportunity for the Supreme Court to consider important issues about whether the immigration tribunal...
On Friday 11th October 2019, The High Court (sitting in Bristol) will hear a challenge to the lawfulness of the Defendant’s policy on human trafficking and modern slavery, the Victims of Modern Slavery: Competent Authority Guidance, specifically in relation to the process for reconsidering negative...
An inquest jury has returned its conclusion in the case of the third of five men to die at HMP Nottingham in a month from 13 September 2017. Anthony Solomon died on 27 September 2017 from the lethal effects of smoking a psychoactive substance known...
A legal opinion published today by Deighton Pierce Glynn’s client, the Good Law Project, raises serious concerns regarding privacy safeguards on a ‘Back Brexit’ webpage operated by the Conservative Party. Deighton Pierce Glynn, instructed by the Good Law Project (“GLP”), has obtained an opinion from a...
The high costs risk faced by victims of discrimination often prevents them from enforcing their rights under the Equality Act. A judicial review claim, brought by DPG client Esther Leighton, aiming to change the costs rules, has been granted the go ahead. Disabled people are frequently...
Following a threat of legal action by our client, Doug Paulley, the Office for Rail & Road (ORR) has confirmed it will re-consult on whether to require train companies to ensure all rail replacement buses are fully accessible. On 27 July 2019, following a lengthy consultation...
Following a legal challenge by Deighton Pierce Glynn client, the Justice Secretary has agreed to introduce stronger safeguards and to record equality impacts in the roll out of chemical restraint in prisons. The Equality and Human Rights Commission funded our client, who is a disabled person,...