So with only a whimper gov announces that military camp asylum seeker accommodation at Napier barracks to close ⁦Deighton Pierce Glynn⁩ #asylumseekerswelcomehere theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m…

Huge congratulations to the brilliant Sue Willman on receiving an honorary KC award! This is a well-deserved recognition of her excellence and dedication to the law. dpglaw.co.uk/congratulation…

Following a significant challenge by disability campaigner, Esther Loukin, ambulance trusts develop policies for transporting wheelchair users in an emergency. NHS England to review commissioning framework. dpglaw.co.uk/following-chal…

"People seeking asylum are more vulnerable to physical and mental illness; they have the right to be treated with dignity and should not be detained in this way" says DPG's Emily Soothill theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…

Do you want to hear an expert panel look at how international law is used in domestic courts? Join Dr Lewis Graham, Tyrone Steele, Hugh Southey KC, and Ahmed Ali on Tuesday 29 April for their panel in our Advanced Judicial Review course 👇 publiclawproject.org.uk/events/advance…

Emily Soothill has been featured in the Law Society Gazette for her incredible work representing people detained at Manston holding facility in a case against the government for allegedly unlawful detention and other breaches of their rights. See: lawgazette.co.uk/lawyer-in-the-…..

We are delighted to report that DPG's PAP Project has been awarded 3 years of funding by the AB Foundation! This will partially cover the costs of the PAP Project from 29 April 2025 onwards, enabling this vital project to continue dpglaw.co.uk/a-b-charitable…

Judicial review hearing in the High Court commences today to examine the legality of the UK government’s continued arms exports to Israel. DPG is instructed by Amnesty UK and Human Rights Watch who are intervening in the case. dpglaw.co.uk/uk-arms-export…

Our first panel will look at challenging the home office, using case studies and providing practical tips, with Emily Soothill from Deighton Pierce Glynn, Sarah Looney from Public Interest Law Centre. and Theresa Schleicher from Medical Justice UK, chaired by Toufique Hossain from Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Our first panel of the day covered challenging Home Office policy & decisions from different perspectives, one key takeaway is the importance of collaboration with community organisations in strategic litigation. Sarah Looney Emily Soothill Medical Justice UK Toufique Hossain

We’re very excited to launch DPG’s brand-new legal blog series! Each month, we will unpack key developments in UK law through a human rights lens. First up: the 2025 Border Security Bill and its troubling implications, which you can read here: dpglaw.co.uk/the-border-sec…

Met Police to pay damages to woman after admitting rape investigation “brought the service into disrepute”: dpglaw.co.uk/met-police-pay… See further press coverage here: theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

For the second post in our legal blog series, we examine recent amendments to the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2020 which mean police officers are to be dismissed for gross misconduct, barring ‘exceptional circumstances' dpglaw.co.uk/police-officer…

Investigate “bullying” judge or face judicial review, watchdog told zurl.co/7Zv4v

🚨🚨🚨DPG are instructed by the IWGB, which represents private hire drivers on apps such as Uber and Bolt, to challenge the systemic + ongoing delays in TfL’s licensing system for the drivers. For more info: dpglaw.co.uk/transport-for-…