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‘Serious failings’ during rescue may have contributed to Channel deaths (The Guardian) (20 December 2021)
Duncan Lewis Solicitors is acting for bereaved family members calling for a public inquiry into whether “acts or omissions” by British agencies result Read more...
Trafficking victims entitled to back payments after court ruling (The Guardian) (17 December 2021)
A Government policy which left vulnerable people without basic necessities such as toothpaste and sanitary products has been ruled unlawful by the Hig Read more...
Windrush: high court rules claimants’ human rights breached by Home Office (The Guardian) (17 December 2021)
The High Court has ruled that the Home Secretary breached the human rights of two members of the Windrush generation when she refused to recognise the Read more...
Traumatised and alone – why are we still sending survivors of abuse to detention centres? (The Metro) (8 November 2021)
The Metro reports on our client Adetola* and her asylum case. Her solicitor Read more...
Trafficking victims should be granted leave to remain in UK, high court rules (The Guardian) (12 October 2021)
“Thousands of victims of trafficking who have been left to languish in the immigration system for years should be granted leave to remain, the high co Read more...
UK asylum seekers in hotels should have been given money for phone calls, judge rules (The Guardian) (4 October 2021)
“A Home Office decision not to give thousands of asylum seekers money to make calls to friends and family during the pandemic has been ruled unlawful Read more...
Home Office planned speedy removal of Vietnamese trafficking victims (The Guardian) (29 September 2021)
“The Home Office detained more than 100 Vietnamese nationals who arrived on small boats in May but planned to speedily remove them from the UK despite Read more...
Know Your Rights: Rent Arrears (Toynbee Hall) (16 September 2021)
Toynbee Hall interviews our Housing Legal Executive Read more...
Home Office hotels for asylum seekers ‘akin to detention centres’ – report (The Guardian) (16 September 2021)
“Conditions in hotels used by the Home Office to accommodate asylum seekers during the pandemic are akin to detention centres, according to a report t Read more...
Afghan who arrived in UK at 14 ‘left in limbo’ under Home Office policy (The Guardian) (30 August 2021)
An undisclosed block on processing claims for asylum from Afghanistan has left thousands of vulnerable people ‘in limbo’ and should be deemed ‘unlawfu Read more...
Duncan Lewis Caseworker Emily Chalk digs into the confusing world of SEND reports and explains how parents can get clarity (Special Needs Jungle) (6 August 2021)
Communication with parents accessing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support is often confusing and can lead to the wrong, and potentially Read more...
Home Office failed to put in place system to protect detainees with HIV (The Guardian) (3 August 2021)
The Court ruled that the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) failed to put in place appropriate legal and administrative systems for pro Read more...
Home Office challenged over ‘sped-up’ removal of Vietnamese nationals (The Guardian) (3 August 2021)
Our public law solicitor, Tom Nunn, who i Read more...
Lawyer in the news: Vinita Templeton (The Law Society Gazette) (26 July 2021)
Our Public Law and Immigration director Vinita Te Read more...
Legal bids mean UK deportation flight to Zimbabwe takes off just one-third full (The Guardian) (22 July 2021)
The High Court stays removal of our client on charter flight to Zimbabwe. Judge agreed Emergency Travel Document (ETD) process may violate client’s Ar Read more...
Fijian-born soldiers given right to live in UK despite legal battle loss (The Guardian) (12 July 2021)
Our clients, a group of Fijian-born soldiers, who sued the government after being classified as illegal immigrants have been granted leave to remain i Read more...
Asylum seeker removed by Priti Patel must be brought back to UK (The Guardian) (6 July 2021)
The High Court says the home secretary must bring back a Sudanese man so his trafficking and torture claims can be investigated. Our public law solici Read more...
When Crime and Family Collide (Pink Tape) (25 June 2021)
We were recommended to represent a mother who was 15 years old when her child was conceived and the father was 14 years of age at the time of concepti Read more...
Duncan Lewis issues JR proceedings over immigration reforms (The Gazette) (11 June 2021)
The Gazette reports on our announcement yesterday that our public law team has issued judicial review proceedings on behalf of five clients over the H Read more...
Home Office ordered to move torture victim out of ‘prison-like’ hotel (The Guardian) (1 June 2021)
The High Court ordered the Home Office to move a torture and trafficking victim out of a “prison-like” hotel surrounded by an 8ft wall. Judge Coe QC h Read more...
Can you buy your parents' house under market value? (The Gazette) (21 May 2021)
Wills and probate solicitor Zeen Al Atros Read more...
High Court finds colossal interference in Windrush rights by Home Office (LexisNexis) (13 May 2021)
Jeremy Bloom’s article about the Home Office’s Read more...
Home Office unlawfully stopped family joining Windrush woman (Multiple Sources) (7 May 2021)
The Home Office unlawfully prevented the children and husband of a Windrush generation woman from joining her in the UK, separating the family for alm Read more...
Yemeni family's asylum claims to be looked at together after Home Office U-turn (The Guardian) (27 April 2021)
A family had been told they could not remain together in UK as the father travelled by plane whilst the sons came by boat. The government change of he Read more...
Linda Barker appears in an episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody (21 April 2021)
Crime solicitor Linda Barker’s client is the Read more...
Priti Patel’s detention policies found to breach human rights rules (The Guardian) (15 April 2021)
Court finds Home Secretary accountable for failures to ensure that deaths in immigration detention centres are investigated properly. In a landmark ru Read more...
He should be on the frontline of the pandemic response. Instead, he is facing deportation (CNN) (8 April 2021)
Microbiologist, with a specialism in infection control, Charles Oti has spent four years working for the NHS. Following the breakdown of his relations Read more...
How to pay inheritance tax (IHT) (The Gazette) (22 March 2021)
Wills and probate trainee solicitor Read more...
Asylum seekers threatened with homelessness for not complying with ‘unlawful’ 23-hour curfew, court hears (The Independent) (12 March 2021)
Asylum seekers housed in hotels have been threatened with homelessness and police action if they do not comply with an “unlawful” 23-hour curfew, t Read more...
We’re losing hope: The refugees waiting for the homes they were promised in Britain (The Independent) (1 March 2021)
Families who fled their countries were told they would be given a new life in Britain only for resettlement to stop for the pandemic. A year on Read more...
Bernadette Chikwe on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours (1 March 2021)
Housing director Bernadette Chikwewas int Read more...
Woman ‘evicted from asylum accommodation’ in sub-zero temperatures (The Independent) (24 February 2021)
A woman was evicted from her asylum accommodation and forced to leave with no alternative housing provision, prompting concerns round the rules enforc Read more...
Home Office drops plan to house asylum seekers in 'prison-style' camp (The Guardian) (12 February 2021)
The Home Office has abandoned controversial plans to house nearly 200 asylum seekers in what campaigners have described as a “prison-style” camp on Read more...
Home Office drops plan to house asylum seekers in 'prison-style' camp (The Guardian) (10 February 2021)
The Home Office has abandoned controversial plans to house nearly 200 asylum seekers in what campaigners have described as a “prison-style” camp on Read more...
Coercive and controlling behaviour in similar fact cases (F v M) (LexisNexis) (9 February 2021)
Family analysis: In F v M, the Family Court analysed allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour in great detail. In his judgment, Mr Jus Read more...
Home Office put refugees in barracks after fears better housing would ‘undermine confidence’ in system (The Independent) (9 February 2021)
The Home Office has placed hundreds of asylum seekers in military barracks in Kent and Pembrokeshire following fears that providing them better accomm Read more...
Unlawful searches at the UK border (ILPA) (29 January 2021)
Immigration director Gabor Nagy writ Read more...
Yarl's wood to get extension to house asylum seekers (RT UK) (19 January 2021)
Public law solicitor Jeremy Bloom takes part in an interview with RT UK to explain why he is bringing a case aga Read more...
Covid: Asylum seeker camp conditions prompt inspection calls (BBC News) (14 January 2021)
The Home Office decided to house up to 250 asylum-seekers at a military training camp in Penally, Pembrokeshire, from September. However, some Read more...