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Ministers admit trying to forcibly remove tens of thousands of people (22 March 2013)
System 'in chaos' as nearly half of enforced removals are cancelled, many of them after successful legal challenges
Judicial review: the wrong steps for the wrong reasons (2 January 2013)
It is annoying for the government to be told that its actions are unlawful. It isembarrassing for the Home Office to have the disarray in the immigration systemexposed in court.
2013 Legal aid telephone advice contracts awarded (30 November 2012)
The Legal Services Commission today announces the successful tenderers for CLA Telephone Legal Advice Services contracts
Telephone advice contract goes to Co-op (30 November 2012)
Co-operative Legal Services is among the 12 firms to have been awarded new telephone advice contracts by the Legal Services Commission
Tender Outcome for the CLA Specialist Telephone Legal Advice Services (30 November 2012)
Tender Outcome for the CLA Specialist Telephone Legal Advice Services from April 2013 in Family, Housing and Debt, Education and Discrimination Categories of Law
Duncan Lewis successful again in obtaining injunctions stopping returns to Sri Lanka (24 October 2012)
Duncan Lewis successful again in obtaining injunctions stopping returns to Sri Lanka on the grounds that returnees would face a real risk of torture upon return to Colombo.
Crime Director Rubin Italia represents High Profile Paranoid Schizophrenic charged with Broadmoor Attacks on Staff (19 October 2012)
National Newspaper - Daily Mail reports on Crime Director Rubin Italia’s defence representation of Paranoid schizophrenic James Smith charged with attacking a nurse at Broadmoor.
Case against the Home Secretary sees High Court Judge finds Home Office's actions to be strikingly ineffectual and contradictory (18 October 2012)
Duncan Lewis’ recent success in immigration unlawful detention case against the Home Secretary sees High Court Judge finds Home Office's actions to be "strikingly ineffectual" and "contradictory"
Sri Lankan asylum seekers removed from deportation flight (19 September 2012)
Sri Lankan asylum seekers removed fromdeportation flight at last minute after judge accepts there is risk of torture
Prison Doesn’t Work (8 August 2012)
A WHEELCHAIR-bound man in the advanced stages of a rare degenerative disease and who needs 24-hour care was jailed for three years this month and sent to Wormwood Scrubs – an overstretched jail that cannot cope with someone who has such severe disabilities and, at best, ten years left to live.
In with the out crowd (9 July 2012)
The Government’s crowd-pleasing legal stance on immigration is creating fresh challenges for law firms
Foreign national Aziz Lamari entitled to damages after deportation delay (19 June 2012)
The High Court has ruled that a foreign national jailed for 12 months for robbery is entitled to damages because he was detained too long while attempts were made to deport him.
Aziz Lamari v Secretary of State for the Home Department (19 June 2012)
The Secretary of State for the Home Department has been found in contempt of court on the 18 June 2012 in the case of Aziz Lamari v Secretary of State for the Home Department[2012] EWHC 1630 (Admin)
Court orders Home Secretary to find and bring back Turkish asylum seeker (1 May 2012)
The UK Border Agency suffered another setback today when a high court Judge refused their application to quash as earlier Order that they return our client, an asylum seeker that they had unlawfully removed, back to the UK.
Theresa May rebuked over illegally deported asylum seeker (1 May 2012)
Rare court order calls on home secretary to find and bring back Turkish national and investigate UK Border Agency conduct
London council repatriating dying homeless man (27 April 2012)
A dying and homeless Portuguese man who was refused accommodation and was being repatriated to Portugal by a London council has won his High Court case.
Asylum seekers 'prevented from lodging cases' (30 September 2011)
Law Society claims Asylum Screening Unit are preventingclaimants lodging claims unless lawyers threaten legal action
Lawyers slam 'chaotic' asylum unit (30 September 2011)
The UK's system for registering asylum claims is chaotic and unworkable and urgently needs a root-and-branch overhaul, lawyers's groups allege
Broadmoor patient becomes first to have his appeal heard in public (25 September 2011)
Albert Haines, who has been held under compulsion for 25 years, insists he is not mentally ill or dangerous
Leading article: An important precedent in a secretive world (23 September 2011)
The question this campaign raises is whether people with mental health problems should be afforded the same transparent system of justice as everyone else. The answer is that,unquestionably, they should.
Broadmoor patient fighting for right to tell his story (23 September 2011)
Albert Haines has been waiting a long time to tell his story. For the best part of 25 years he has been detained in secure facilities under the Mental Health Act. Next week Mr Haines will appear in central London for the first ever mental health tribunal to be held in public after his lawyers won a lengthy court battle to give him that right.
Broadmoor patient “determined to get heard” in landmark case (23 September 2011)
A man detained at Broadmoor high-security hospital has spoken of his “determination to get heard” aheadof becoming the first psychiatric patient to have an appeal against detention open to the public.
Court of Appeal criticises the approach of Administrative Court Costs Judges in a landmark case and restates Boxall principles while emphasising the need to abide by the pre-action protocol in judicial review cases (26 July 2011)
The Court of Appeal has today handed down a judgement in the case of Bhata that overturns the practice that had built up in the Administrative Court of refusing the Claimant his costs where the Defendant settles before a final hearing.
Djanogly reveals lawyers' pay from legal aid (20 June 2011)
The justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has provided details of the barristers and law firms paid the most from legal aid over the last year, ahead of the publication of the bill setting out the governments planned legal aid cuts.
Crunch time - The Sound off for Justice Campaign has failed, writes Adam Makepeace (7 June 2011)
With the Ministry of Justice about to announce its response to the consultation on the proposals for reforming legal aid, many of us are wondering whether the campaign to counteract the proposed cuts – Sound off for Justice – has had its desired impact.
Legal Aid Awards 2011 finalists revealed. Duncan Lewis Lawyer shortlisted. (20 May 2011)
LALY Awards 2011 shortlist revealed. Duncan Lewis Mental Health Lawyer Kate Lusacombe is shortlisted for Mental Health Lawyer of the Year. The winner will be announced at the LALY awards ceremony on Tuesday 28th June 2011
Comment - The Immigration Balancing Act by Vicash Ramkissoon for politics.co.uk (4 April 2011)
The government risks a 'brain drain' by closing immigration routes for highly skilled workers.
Duncan Lewis Press Release: Court of Appeal to reconsider the principles applicable to awarding costs in the Administrative Court (21 March 2011)
Duncan Lewis were today granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal against decisions refusing to award costs to the Claimants in the High Court in a test case.
Ruling will shine a light on mental health system by Kate Luscombe for The Independent about the case AH vWLMHT (9 March 2011)
The Upper Tribunal took a landmark decision by ordering that the First-tier Mental Health Tribunal hold a public hearing of AH's application for discharge from hospital, establishing the important principle that open justice should extend to the usually private setting of mental health tribunals. Article by Kate Luscombe for The Independent about the case AH v WLMHT
Duncan Lewis assists Broadmoor patient to make history with court appeal (9 March 2011)
Man locked up for 23 years to have detention case heard in public. Article by By Jerome Taylor, The IndependentA patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain's most dangerous criminals
A triple Whammy that coule Decimate the Legal Aid Sector (15 February 2011)
At the other end of the legal aid sector,Adam Makepeace, practice director atDuncan Lewis, argues that the government’slove affair with consolidation is doomed to fail
Prominent legal figures give their predictions 2011 (7 January 2011)
Adam Makepeace, whose firm handles legal aid cases, thinks that estimates of the reduction in the number of practising lawyers are ‘conservative’. This prediction may prove true for commercial law firms too.
Big Hurdles to leap as big business eyes entry to legal aid sector, by Jon Robins for The Guardian (22 December 2010)
Will corporate investors be interested in entering an impoverished sector?Duncan Lewis practice director Adam Makepeace thinks "even after the cuts" a scheme with £1.7bn of turnover – with £100m for crime in London – is a "very attractive market" if the work is done profitably.
Duncan Lewis courts FTSE takeover (9 December 2010)
Duncan Lewis, which has a turnover of around £20m, is the first major law firm to publicly outline its plans to seek external investment.
Adam Makepeace, Practice Director at Duncan Lewis: Open to Question (30 November 2010)
Adam Makepeace is Practice Director at Duncan Lewis, the largest civil legal aid practice in the country. Recruiters Bandenoch and Clark quiz Adam about life at Duncan Lewis.
Legal Aid Funding Reduction Need Not Spell Disaster (27 November 2010)
The whole country waited in trepidation for the Treasury’s comprehensive public spending review and none more so than those of us working in legal aid. It made no difference that this frontline service, costing little more than 0.3 per cent of all public expenditure, already delivers exceptional value; or that in the past five years, the number of people helped by the legal aid scheme nearly doubled whilst funding for it hardly changed.
Who you gonna call? (23 November 2010)
Adam Makepeace, Practice Manager at Duncan Lewis comments on the outcome of the green paper and how it will affect legal aid for immigration cases.
Court of Appeal in landmark case sends message to the Home Secretary that the powers of one of the great offices of state appear to have been so misused as to rob the successive administrative decisions of legal authority. (11 November 2010)
Ms Pengayo was studying with Leave in the United Kingdom. She enrolled upon a course at an approved college in accordance with Home Office Guidelines. Later however the college was removed from the register because it had been found to be issuing some bogus qualifications.
Legal aid Budget too easy a sacrificial victim in government spending review. Access to justice for 2 million vulnerable pepole now under threat (20 October 2010)
As Britain's biggest provider of legal aid services, Duncan Lewis is shocked at today’s announced cuts in the legal aid budget which fared worse than many other departments. Despite the fact that over 2 million vulnerable people depend on legal aid for access to justice, the Minister of Justice Kenneth Clark MP has clearly been unable able to put their case sufficiently strongly during the comprehensive public spending review. A £350 million reduction in the legal aid budget will have a dramatic impact on the protection of their legal rights and give force to the theme of one law for the rich and one for the poor.
Kids Co thank Duncan Lewis for their £900 donation (5 October 2010)
Duncan Lewis donated £900 to Kids Company. which provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner city children. These exceptionally vulnerable children not only negotiate significant challenges in their family homes, they also face immense threat within their neighbourhoods. Often they are exposed to relentless violence, some are forced into working as drug couriers and prostitutes and many experience chronic abuse.
Duncan Lewis Comments on High Court Ruling in LSC case (30 September 2010)
Whilst the High Court has found in favour of the Law Society, the decision only adds to the general climate of uncertainty in the legal aid system. Duncan Lewis believes the system needs the government to safeguard its future, not court cases.
Iflasa hizli ve ucuz alternativ - Debt Relief Orders(DROs)- Turkish Telgraf (17 August 2010)
DRO’lar 6 Nisan 2009 tarihinde iflasa alternatif saglamak amaciyla yürürlüge girdi. Artik borçlarinizdan kurtulmak için faydalanabileceginiz tek yöntem iflas degil. Hukuk sisteminin sagladigi borçtan kurtulma talimati olarak adlandirilan bu alternatif seçenek iflasa oranla çok daha kolay, hizli ve ucuz. Raporlara göre 2009 yilinda tam 11,831 kisi DRO’dan yararlanip borçlarindan kurtuldu.
Iflasa hizli ve ucuz alternativ - Debt Relief Orders(DROs)- Avrupa (10 August 2010)
DRO’lar 6 Nisan 2009 tarihinde iflasa alternatif saglamak amaciyla yürürlüge girdi. Artik borçlarinizdan kurtulmak için faydalanabileceginiz tek yöntem iflas degil. Hukuk sisteminin sagladigi borçtan kurtulma talimati olarak adlandirilan bu alternatif seçenek iflasa oranla çok daha kolay, hizli ve ucuz. Raporlara göre 2009 yilinda tam 11,831 kisi DRO’dan yararlanip borçlarindan kurtuldu.
Iflasa hizli ve ucuz alternativ - Debt Relief Orders(DROs)- Olay (10 August 2010)
DRO’lar 6 Nisan 2009 tarihinde iflasa alternatif saglamak amaciyla yürürlüge girdi. Artik borçlarinizdan kurtulmak için faydalanabileceginiz tek yöntem iflas degil. Hukuk sisteminin sagladigi borçtan kurtulma talimati olarak adlandirilan bu alternatif seçenek iflasa oranla çok daha kolay, hizli ve ucuz. Raporlara göre 2009 yilinda tam 11,831 kisi DRO’dan yararlanip borçlarindan kurtuldu.
Duncan Lewis participate in London to Brighton bike ride raising almost £4,000 for BHF (10 July 2010)
Duncan Lewis and Co Solicitors sent out a team of 23 people to cycle 54 miles from London to Brighton on June 20th 2010.
Giving Punjabis a Voice (8 July 2010)
An article published in British Punjabi's 2010 about Duncan Lewis and some of the firms Key Punjabi players, including CEO, Shany Gupta
An agenda for the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition (1 June 2010)
Duncan Lewis provides more legal aid services than any other UK law firm: every year, it gives over 20,000 people a voice in the legal system.The firm plays a key role in holding Government and other public bodies to account with over 300 Judicial Review cases currently lodged in the High Court – more than any other firm in the country. And last year, it had twenty House of Lords and Court of Appeal reported cases.
MOJ report shows that Duncan Lewis gives more people a voice than any other firm (25 March 2010)
Revolutionary approach provides high quality cost-effective legal services to over 20,000 people a year.This week’s report from the Ministry of Justice shows that Duncan Lewis is providing more legal aid services than any other UK firm. In the year ending March 2009, Duncan Lewis received £9.9m from the Community Legal Service’s annual budget of £900m – almost twice as much as the second-placed firm.
Legal Aid 'rich list' revealed (2 May 2009)
The squeeze on legal aid spending has not yet consigned the million-pound-a-year legal aid barrister to history, Ministry of Justice statistics revealed last week. -
Writing for publication (1 May 2009)
Articles on legal issues serve an important marketing role and provide effective communication, says Adam Makepeace -
Owner's three year wait for warranty win. (1 January 2009)
Judge ruled garage liable, and awarded our reader damages worth £10,750.
Home Office to deport Zimbabwean family who fled Mugabe's regime. (1 December 2008)
Woman whose husband was killed for his links to the opposition has claim for asylum rejected after eight years in UK
Ruling frees asylum seekers to work (1 December 2008)
The landmark ruling has paved the way for thousands of asylum seekers in the UK to be allowed to work.
Smaller firms can save money without sacrificing service quality (1 November 2008)
Most articles I read about outsourcing leave me feeling frustrated.
Pumping up the volume to make criminal work profitable (1 August 2008)
Adam Makepeace explains how Duncan Lewis is using freelance solicitors to expand into the legal aid void
3 Mile Run Sponsored by a Law Firm To Raise Charity Funds. (1 March 2008)
100 lawyers and support staff braved rains and chilly winds to help the cause.
LAW FOR ALL (1 December 2007)
Legal advice is no longer reserved solely for major corporations, thanks to Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors