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Duncan Lewis Solicitors has secured damages settlements for two clients (BNE and PER), after the Home Office agreed to settle their GPS electronic-tagging case.

Officials backed down shortly before the Court of Appeal hearing was due to be heard. The appeals concerned a claim for breach of our clients’ Article 8 ECHR rights.

The Home Office required the clients to wear GPS-tracking electronic tags, as a condition of immigration bail.

Duncan Lewis solicitor Angelo Monni said: “This was a ground-breaking appeal and this represents a significant victory for our vulnerable clients. The Home Office had acted unlawfully, unfairly and disproportionately by imposing these requirements on them. We are very pleased that our clients have now been able to secure a just outcome.”

As well as paying our clients sums to settle the appeals, the Home Office also agreed to delete permanently the trail data derived from the GPS tracking for the periods to which the appeal related.

The Court of Appeal case followed an earlier High Court claim on behalf of these and two other clients regarding GPS electronic tagging, which resulted in the Home Office paying damages settlements in respect of all four clients.

Duncan Lewis brought the appeal on behalf of BNE and PER, in relation to limited parts of their claim that did not succeed in the otherwise-successful initial High Court challenge. The Court of Appeal settlement means they will now receive further compensation from the Home Office, following and in addition to that already received regarding the underlying High Court claim.

The appellants were represented by Angelo Monni, Jennifer Matthews and Laura Blythe of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, instructing Chris Buttler KC and Aidan Wills, of Matrix Chambers. Lily Parrott of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, instructing Chris Buttler KC, Aidan Wills, Karen Staunton and Rosalind Comyn, managed the earlier High Court claim.

The Team:

Angelo Monni is a Solicitor in the Public Law and Immigration Department at Duncan Lewis. He specialises in judicial review claims with a focus on human rights cases in the anti-trafficking and mental health sectors. Angelo has a strong track-record in complex strategic litigation and public interest cases.

Email: angelom@duncanlewis.com or telephone 020 3114 1290.

Jennifer Matthews is a Solicitor in the Public Law department at Duncan Lewis, working across immigration, human rights and judicial review matters. She has experience with high-profile and sensitive litigation and is committed to challenging unlawful government practices.

Email: JenniferMat@Duncanlewis.com or telephone 0203 114 1336.

Laura Blythe is a Caseworker at Duncan Lewis, assisting in a range of complex public law and immigration cases. She is actively involved in litigation concerning immigration detention and electronic surveillance issues.

Email laurab@duncanlewis.com or telephone 020 3114 1122

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