DPG’s client Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) has launched a CrowdJustice drive to challenge the decision of the organiser and main sponsors of the Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate the King of Bahrain at the event, in in light of the country’s...
The Times has recognised Daniel Carey, Associate Solicitor at Deighton Pierce Glynn, as their “Lawyer of the Week” for his work representing Rights Watch (UK) in the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber. The case concerned a Freedom of Information Act appeal against a refusal by...
The European Court of Human Rights is holding a relatively rare oral hearing in a case brought by four DPG clients - Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, English PEN and Dr Constanze Kurz – alongside other organisations challenging UK government internet surveillance programmes. On Tuesday...
The Oil Justice Project is holding a free event at SOAS on 13 November 2017 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Big oil companies are devastating communities across the world. Their operations have forced people from their land, polluted the environment, and led to widespread human rights violations. In...
The Information Tribunal will hear the appeal of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Drones against successive refusals of the Ministry of Defence and the Information Commissioner to disclose documents regarding the massive expansion of a United States military base: RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire. The...
On 20-21 July 2017 the Upper Tribunal will hear an appeal by Rights Watch (UK) against the refusals of the Attorney General and Cabinet Office – maintained by the Information Commissioner – to disclose the Attorney General’s legal advice that authorised the drone strike on...