Court orders that victim of trafficking must be brought back to the UK after his unlawful removal to France - DPG Law

In the first case of its kind, the High Court has ordered the Home Secretary to take all reasonable steps to bring DPG’s client, GIP, back from France to the UK.

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Home Secretary found to have acted unlawfully by denying victims of trafficking an effective process for identification and support before removal to France - DPG Law

1. In a landmark ruling [ES1.1]regarding the Government’s flagship policy of removing asylum seekers to France, the High Court has today found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when it removed ...

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Amalia King wins Public Lawyer of the Year at the LALYs 2026 - DPG Law

We are proud to congratulate our solicitor Amalia King on receiving the Public Law Award at the 2026 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) Awards.

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Coroner concerned about further deaths at HMP Woodhill following Ronnie Meikle’s death in 2024. - DPG Law

Ronnie was 47 years old when he died at HMP Woodhill on 30 April 2024 as a result of Spice use. He was known by his family as a practical joker who loved to make people around him laugh.

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Government’s allocation of asylum accommodation policy is unlawful – court rules - DPG Law

The High Court has delivered a judgment that could have a major impact on how the UK government treats some of the most vulnerable asylum seekers.

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Home Secretary Concedes Important Claim Relating To The Prosecution Of Survivors Of Trafficking - DPG Law

In a significant development for survivors of trafficking, the Home Office has conceded[ES1.1] a claim for judicial review relating to serious failures to identify and protect a survivor of traffickin...

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Judicial Conduct Investigations Office Concedes Landmark Claim Relating To Failure To Investigate Judge Lancaster - DPG Law

When Alison McDermott, Dr Hinaa Toheed and Susanna Hickman Gray issued a claim for judicial review against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (“JCIO”), it was the first time that the judicial ...

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Blog: The Failure to Protect and Support Survivors of Trafficking - DPG Law

This month’s blog focuses on systemic failures to protect and support survivors of trafficking and exploitation, who often arrive in the UK having been subjected to profound harm and control, by provi...

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Landmark Win Protects Refugees from Street Homelessness - DPG Law

When two newly granted refugees took on the Home Office, they did so not just for themselves but for thousands of others across the UK. Their successful challenge has reshaped a critical policy affect...

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Simon Ludlow Inquest: Risk of Future Deaths at HMP The Mount - DPG Law

On 16 February 2026, the inquest into the death of Simon Ludlow at HMP The Mount on 25 November 2023 concluded.  The Coroner is due to issue a report on the prevention of future deaths. The jury recor...

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Organisations submit request for UK sanctions against Bahrain Interior Minister - DPG Law

Leading human rights organisations have submitted a formal request for UK sanctions against Bahrain’s Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, under the UK’s Global Human Righ...

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High Court rules decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism legislation unlawful - DPG Law

The High Court has today handed down a landmark judgment in the case of R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin) finding that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully...

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High Court Orders UAE to Pay over £260,000 in Groundbreaking Modern Slavery Case - DPG Law

22 January 2026 Our client, a Filipino domestic worker subjected to modern slavery by a diplomat in London, has secured a landmark judgment against the United Arab Emirates. This is believed to be the...

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High Court grants permission for judicial review to proceed against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office amidst sanctioning of Employment Judge - DPG Law

On 15 January 2026, the High Court granted permission on all grounds for three clients represented by DPG, Susannah Hickman‑Gray, Alison McDermott and Dr Hinaa Toheed, to proceed to a final hearing in...

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Manston Inquiry Holds Its First Preliminary Hearing - DPG Law

On 15 January 2026, the Manston Inquiry held its first Preliminary Hearing. The Inquiry, chaired by Sophie Cartwright KC, is examining the unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston Short-T...

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‘The only way out is in a body bag’: The final days of IPP prisoner Taylor Atkinson

Exclusive: After serving 13 years on a ‘hopeless, desperate, barbaric’ indefinite jail term, Taylor Atkinson ended his own life. This week an inquest concluded that his IPP sentence was likely the mos...

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"You can't stay and you can't go" - State Violence at the UK-France Border — Humans for Rights Network

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‘The only way out is in a body bag’: The final days of IPP prisoner Taylor Atkinson

Exclusive: After serving 13 years on a ‘hopeless, desperate, barbaric’ indefinite jail term, Taylor Atkinson ended his own life. This week an inquest concluded that his IPP sentence was likely the mos...

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Palestine Action Judicial Review: Amnesty International UK Intervention - DPG Law

The High Court heard the judicial review of the UK government’s decision to ‘proscribe’ the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation (R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Dep...

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Blog: Amendments to the “move-on” period for refugees - DPG Law

This month’s blog focuses on the move-on support provided to individuals with newly granted international protection status, which frequently leaves people who the Government has accepted require sanc...

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‘She did not want to die’ – calls to prioritise tackling domestic abuse-related suicides

The former head of the Crown Prosecution Service, Max Hill KC, has told this programme the government must make tackling domestic abuse suicides a priority in its long-awaited violence against women a...

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Asylum Hotels Report

Our new report, Profiting from People: Inside the UK’s Asylum Hotels , exposes the true horrors that refugees face whilst housed for years on end in asylum hotels. We’ve long known this, and now...

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DPG Calls for Accountability in Manston Public Inquiry - DPG Law

DPG continues to push for justice for asylum seekers subjected to unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility in Autumn 2022, when overcrowding, neglect, and mist...

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Blog: The ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change and the interrelationship between environmental protection and human rights - DPG Law

In this month’s blog we reflect on the landmark Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) on states’ obligations regarding climate change, including the link between environmental...

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