Deighton Pierce Glynn
@dpglaw.co.uk
We are DPG – Deighton Pierce Glynn – specialist civil rights and judicial review solicitors in London and Bristol.
Website: https://dpglaw.co.uk/
Website: https://dpglaw.co.uk/
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 recorded certain issues which contributed to Simon’s death.
For more see: dpglaw.co.uk/simon-ludlow...
For more see: dpglaw.co.uk/simon-ludlow...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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 recorded certain issues which contributed to Simon’s death.
For more see: dpglaw.co.uk/simon-ludlow...
For more see: dpglaw.co.uk/simon-ludlow...
Organisations submit request for UK sanctions against Bahrain Interior Minister. The request and supporting evidence was submitted by DPG on behalf of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD).
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/organisation...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/organisation...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Organisations submit request for UK sanctions against Bahrain Interior Minister. The request and supporting evidence was submitted by DPG on behalf of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD).
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/organisation...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/organisation...
The High Court has today handed down a landmark judgment finding that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully by proscribing Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000.
DPG acted for Amnesty International UK who was given permission to intervene.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-r...
DPG acted for Amnesty International UK who was given permission to intervene.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-r...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The High Court has today handed down a landmark judgment finding that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully by proscribing Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000.
DPG acted for Amnesty International UK who was given permission to intervene.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-r...
DPG acted for Amnesty International UK who was given permission to intervene.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-r...
For our first legal blog of 2026, we explore the institutionalism of racism in UK policing, including what is institutional racism, the legal framework governing race discrimination and our suggestions for how we go about promoting change dpglaw.co.uk/blog-racial-...
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
For our first legal blog of 2026, we explore the institutionalism of racism in UK policing, including what is institutional racism, the legal framework governing race discrimination and our suggestions for how we go about promoting change dpglaw.co.uk/blog-racial-...
📢High Court Orders UAE to Pay over £260,000 in Groundbreaking Modern Slavery Case
Our client, a Filipino domestic worker, who was subjected to modern slavery by a diplomat in London, has secured a landmark judgment against the United Arab Emirates.
For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-o...
Our client, a Filipino domestic worker, who was subjected to modern slavery by a diplomat in London, has secured a landmark judgment against the United Arab Emirates.
For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-o...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
📢High Court Orders UAE to Pay over £260,000 in Groundbreaking Modern Slavery Case
Our client, a Filipino domestic worker, who was subjected to modern slavery by a diplomat in London, has secured a landmark judgment against the United Arab Emirates.
For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-o...
Our client, a Filipino domestic worker, who was subjected to modern slavery by a diplomat in London, has secured a landmark judgment against the United Arab Emirates.
For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-o...
High Court grants permission for judicial review to proceed against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office in a claim concerning its alleged failure to adequately investigate serious allegations of misconduct by Employment Judge Philip Lancaster.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-g...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-g...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
High Court grants permission for judicial review to proceed against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office in a claim concerning its alleged failure to adequately investigate serious allegations of misconduct by Employment Judge Philip Lancaster.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-g...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/high-court-g...
The Manston Inquiry has held its first preliminary hearing, examining the unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at the Manston facility in 2022.
DPG represents 20 survivors and calls for their experiences to be placed at the centre of the investigation. See: dpglaw.co.uk/manston-inqu...
DPG represents 20 survivors and calls for their experiences to be placed at the centre of the investigation. See: dpglaw.co.uk/manston-inqu...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The Manston Inquiry has held its first preliminary hearing, examining the unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at the Manston facility in 2022.
DPG represents 20 survivors and calls for their experiences to be placed at the centre of the investigation. See: dpglaw.co.uk/manston-inqu...
DPG represents 20 survivors and calls for their experiences to be placed at the centre of the investigation. See: dpglaw.co.uk/manston-inqu...
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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 most significant reason for his death www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
‘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...
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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 most significant reason for his death www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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🚨EMERGENCY AT THE UK-FRANCE BORDER 🚨 Today we are launching our new collaborative report reveals that people attempting to cross the UK-France border are subjected to horrifying levels of state violence. www.humansforrights.org/state-violence
"You can't stay and you can't go" - State Violence at the UK-France Border — Humans for Rights Network
www.humansforrights.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🚨EMERGENCY AT THE UK-FRANCE BORDER 🚨 Today we are launching our new collaborative report reveals that people attempting to cross the UK-France border are subjected to horrifying levels of state violence. www.humansforrights.org/state-violence
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The level of taxpayer-funded violence at the UK-France border revealed in this report is sickening.
We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.
We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.
🚨EMERGENCY AT THE UK-FRANCE BORDER 🚨 Today we are launching our new collaborative report reveals that people attempting to cross the UK-France border are subjected to horrifying levels of state violence. www.humansforrights.org/state-violence
"You can't stay and you can't go" - State Violence at the UK-France Border — Humans for Rights Network
www.humansforrights.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The level of taxpayer-funded violence at the UK-France border revealed in this report is sickening.
We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.
We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.
Tragic, avoidable death of Taylor Atkinson, a prisoner almost 9 years over tariff on inhumane IPP sentence, and our clients' fight for answers www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
‘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...
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Tragic, avoidable death of Taylor Atkinson, a prisoner almost 9 years over tariff on inhumane IPP sentence, and our clients' fight for answers www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Our clients, @amnestyuk.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social, were given permission to intervene in the Palestine Action judicial review case.
A copy of their Intervention Submissions are available via dpglaw.co.uk/palestine-ac...
A copy of their Intervention Submissions are available via dpglaw.co.uk/palestine-ac...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Our clients, @amnestyuk.bsky.social and @libertyhq.bsky.social, were given permission to intervene in the Palestine Action judicial review case.
A copy of their Intervention Submissions are available via dpglaw.co.uk/palestine-ac...
A copy of their Intervention Submissions are available via dpglaw.co.uk/palestine-ac...
In this month's legal blog, we focus on the move-on support provided to individuals with newly granted international protection status, which frequently leaves people who the Government has accepted require sanctuary, facing street homelessness and imminent destitution. dpglaw.co.uk/blog-amendme...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In this month's legal blog, we focus on the move-on support provided to individuals with newly granted international protection status, which frequently leaves people who the Government has accepted require sanctuary, facing street homelessness and imminent destitution. dpglaw.co.uk/blog-amendme...
🚨 Inquest concludes that Sodexo's system failures and neglect contributed to the death of our client, Ricky Crosher, at HMP Lowdham Grange.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/inquest-conc...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/inquest-conc...
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨 Inquest concludes that Sodexo's system failures and neglect contributed to the death of our client, Ricky Crosher, at HMP Lowdham Grange.
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/inquest-conc...
For more info, see: dpglaw.co.uk/inquest-conc...
“Georgia’s life was taken from her.” Kay Barter speaks with extraordinary courage and dignity in a Channel 4 interview about the abuse her daughter endured and the urgent need for change following Georgia’s unlawful killing. Watch the interview in full here: www.channel4.com/news/she-did....
‘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...
www.channel4.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Georgia’s life was taken from her.” Kay Barter speaks with extraordinary courage and dignity in a Channel 4 interview about the abuse her daughter endured and the urgent need for change following Georgia’s unlawful killing. Watch the interview in full here: www.channel4.com/news/she-did....
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Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
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...
www.ramfel.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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DPG continues to push for justice for asylum seekers subjected to unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston in Autumn 2022, when overcrowding, neglect, and mistreatment became rampant as the Home Office did not move people within 24 hours. For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/dpg-calls-fo...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
DPG continues to push for justice for asylum seekers subjected to unlawful detention and inhumane conditions at Manston in Autumn 2022, when overcrowding, neglect, and mistreatment became rampant as the Home Office did not move people within 24 hours. For more, see: dpglaw.co.uk/dpg-calls-fo...
In this month’s blog post we reflect on the landmark Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on states’ obligations regarding climate change, including the link between environmental protection and human rights dpglaw.co.uk/blog-the-icj...
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...
dpglaw.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In this month’s blog post we reflect on the landmark Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on states’ obligations regarding climate change, including the link between environmental protection and human rights dpglaw.co.uk/blog-the-icj...
The Administrative court has granted permission for judicial review in our #eVisa policy challenge against the Home Office, on significant wider public interest ground.
For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/home-secreta...
For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/home-secreta...
Home Secretary facing legal action over eVisa system issues and linked policies - DPG Law
The Administrative court has granted permission for judicial review in our eVisa policy challenge on significant wider public interest ground. The SSHD is accused of having an unlawful policy of only ...
dpglaw.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Administrative court has granted permission for judicial review in our #eVisa policy challenge against the Home Office, on significant wider public interest ground.
For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/home-secreta...
For more info see: dpglaw.co.uk/home-secreta...
Prevention of Future Deaths report has been issued to Home Office following Coroner’s ruling, seeking improvements to the way Police National Database is utilised as “this would allow police to be more proactive in their dealings with victims of domestic abuse” www.judiciary.uk/prevention-o...
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Prevention of Future Deaths report has been issued to Home Office following Coroner’s ruling, seeking improvements to the way Police National Database is utilised as “this would allow police to be more proactive in their dealings with victims of domestic abuse” www.judiciary.uk/prevention-o...
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The Coroner's ruling that Georgia Barter was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner is only the second of its type in UK legal history.
Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find hi...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Coroner's ruling that Georgia Barter was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner is only the second of its type in UK legal history.
Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Garden Court North's Kate Stone represented Georgia's family, instructed by @dpglaw.co.uk and supported by AAFDA.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Georgia's inquest concluded Unlawful Killing resulting from domestic abuse. Georgia’s family is represented by Clare Hayes of DPG instructing Kate Stone of @gcnchambers.bsky.social with invaluable support from @AAFDA.
The Guardian tells Georgia’s story here:
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The Guardian tells Georgia’s story here:
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find hi...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Georgia's inquest concluded Unlawful Killing resulting from domestic abuse. Georgia’s family is represented by Clare Hayes of DPG instructing Kate Stone of @gcnchambers.bsky.social with invaluable support from @AAFDA.
The Guardian tells Georgia’s story here:
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The Guardian tells Georgia’s story here:
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
At DPG we don't seek awards. We use the law to empower our clients to challenge unlawful conduct by those with power. To be recognised by Legal500 as among the best firms for Public Law and Civil Liberties & Human Rights is a testament to that. Thank you to our clients who make the fight worth it!
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At DPG we don't seek awards. We use the law to empower our clients to challenge unlawful conduct by those with power. To be recognised by Legal500 as among the best firms for Public Law and Civil Liberties & Human Rights is a testament to that. Thank you to our clients who make the fight worth it!
Next up in DPG's legal blog series, we examine the worrying incursion on the right to protest peacefully in the UK, as illustrated by the recent decision to proscribe the direct-action group Palestine Action sparking intense legal, political, and public debate dpglaw.co.uk/blog-protest...
Blog: Protest, Proscription and Free Speech - DPG Law
The right to protest is of fundamental importance to a thriving democracy. Protests have played a crucial role in some of history’s most important social movements. From the Stonewall Riots of 1969, t...
dpglaw.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Next up in DPG's legal blog series, we examine the worrying incursion on the right to protest peacefully in the UK, as illustrated by the recent decision to proscribe the direct-action group Palestine Action sparking intense legal, political, and public debate dpglaw.co.uk/blog-protest...