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Lawyers at Leigh Day represent hundreds affected by the infected blood scandal. They have set out 10 key actions they want to see from the Inflected Blood Inquiry report, due 20 May. Visit our website to see them, as well as case studies from clients
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An Employment Tribunal has found that Prof Jo Phoenix, represented by Annie Powell at Leigh Day, was discriminated against and harassed by her employer, the Open University, because of her gender critical beliefs. She won her claim for constructive dismissal.
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Thread: On history not taught in British schools about colonial rule, specifically the Kenyan Emergency in the 1950’s which involved rape and torture by British colonial guards in detention camps - acts which saw the British Government apologise in 2013
#MauMau
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THREAD: Monterrico, a UK mining company that established a mine in the pristine environment of an indigenous community in Peru and allegedly facilitated human rights abuses, including torture, of protesters by the police
#CorporateAccountability
#BizHumanRights
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THREAD: Exploitation of African workers by UK multinationals capitalised on the legacy of colonial racism, exemplified by our case against Cape Plc from 1995-2003.
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#bizhumanrights
#corporateaccountability
#neocolonialism
#BritishEmpire
#Apartheid
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The
@leighdayintl
case against Monterrico Metals plc is a salutary lesson to MNCs which encourage or fail to prevent police brutality and the violation of the
#humanrights
of indigenous communities.
#BizHumanRights
#CorporateAccountability
12/12
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We welcome this statement from
@kensingtonRoyal
following the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Molly Russell. We will continue to support our client Ian Russell and his family in their campaign for a safer online world.
@merryvarney
@CalBawdon
@jesselliott__
No parent should ever have to endure what Ian Russell and his family have been through. They have been so incredibly brave. Online safety for our children and young people needs to be a prerequisite, not an afterthought. W
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Court of Appeal to hear
@ChrisGPackham
's appeal regarding an application for permission for judicial review of the Prime Minister's decision to proceed with HS2. The hearing is listed for 8 July 2020. Chris is represented by
@CHatton_Day
&
@notnottom
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Broadcaster and naturalist
@ChrisGPackham
, represented by
@notnottom
&
@CHatton_Day
, is challenging the Prime Minister's decision to give the go-ahead to HS2, arguing that it will have severe negative impacts in a time of ecological and climate emergency
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Our client
@ChrisGPackham
has filed his legal challenge to HS2 and has requested a halt to clearance works. Chris is represented by
@CHatton_Day
and
@notnottom
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers, represented by Nigel Mackay and the Leigh Day Drivers' claim team, deserve workers' rights. This is a groundbreaking win for Uber driver claimants.
Read more on the judgment here
#WorkersRights
#Uber
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Responding to Malcolm Sheehan QC’s Review into the regulation of BetIndex, Paula Lee, a partner working on the investigation on behalf of around 10,000 Football Index users says:
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A statement on behalf of all the partners in the firm in support of
@JacquiMckenzie6
, following the criticism of Jacqui in the press over the weekend. Read the full statement here:
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Environmental campaigner and naturalist
@ChrisGPackham
will have his defamation case against the editor and two contributors to Country Squire Magazine heard in the High Court in London from Tuesday 2 May at 10.30am.
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A legal claim potentially worth hundreds of millions of pounds has been launched to compensate people living near the River Wye for pollution allegedly caused by chicken producers.
@ollyholland
is leading the claim
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Chicken catcher bosses exploited workers in modern slavery case. The High Court has ruled in favour of a group of Lithuanian men put to work in terrible conditions at UK farms by a British company.
#ModernSlavery
#šiuolaikinėvergovė
#NowoczesneNiewolnictwo
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We completely support and have huge admiration for the work that
@JacquiMckenzie6
, her team, and many other lawyers around the country do to ensure that the law is applied accurately to their clients’ cases.
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The legal team at Leigh Day understand that people who have lost money as a result of the collapse of Football Index are concerned by the information that Football Index published on 20 May 2021. We share these concerns.
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Today, Leigh Day alongside campaign group
@cleanupgambling
, have announced that they will investigate potential legal claims on behalf of individuals who invested in the football trading scheme Football Index which has entered administration.
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.
@ChrisGPackham
announces appeal of HS2 decision - "Now is not the time to give up, now is the time to muster and protect what we have left." Chris is represented by
@CHatton_Day
and
@notnottom
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The High Court has today ruled in favour of environmental campaigner and naturalist
@ChrisGPackham
in his defamation case brought against Dominic Wightman and Nigel Bean. He is represented by Tessa Gregory and
@CHatton_Day
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled that two Nigerian communities, represented by
@dleader3
,
@burritobilko
and Matthew Renshaw, can bring their legal claims against Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its Nigerian subsidiary in the UK
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New legislation to strengthen powers to deprive people of British citizenship is fundamentally at odds with essential common law principles and is unconstitutional, says legal opinion commissioned by Tessa Gregory for the
@GoodLawProject
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The decision to launch a major cull of badgers in Northern Ireland is being challenged in the courts by
@WildJustice_org
and
@badgersni
and supported by
@BornFreeFDN
. The environmental groups are represented by
@CarolDa72715987
and Ricardo Gama.
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Today legal action has launched against six UK water companies that have allegedly abused their dominant market position by underreporting the number of times they cause pollution incidents and overcharged customers as a result
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.
@JacquiMckenzie6
speaks to the
@FT
about the death threats and racist abuse she has received since being singled out in a dossier understood to originate from the Conservative Party for her work as an immigration lawyer
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Breaking: Today the High Court has found the Home Office's systems for supporting destitute asylum seekers to be unlawful. Thank you to
@BristolRefugeeR
@HelenBamber
@Care4Calais
@RAMFELCharity
@wlondonwelcome
for supporting the claim. Our
@JohnCrowley4
acting. More to follow.
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Leigh Day are looking for three black male students of Caribbean or African heritage who have completed their A-levels (or equivalent) to a good grade level, and who wish to train as solicitors without taking the university route. 1/2
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A tribunal has ruled that the Police Federation of England & Wales victimised and discriminated against officers involved in police pension claims.
@BhattalMK
@kirandaurka
and Jess Hunt represent the officers
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Open University academic wins tribunal case over gender-critical views. Prof Jo Phoenix is represented by Leigh Day employment partner Annie Powell
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Our client
@ChrisGPackham
has welcomed the report published today by Lord Berkeley, former Deputy Chair of the Oakervee Panel, which concludes that HS2 is not good for the environment
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Environmental group
@WildJustice_org
has secured a landmark victory in a legal challenge to Northern Ireland's general licences for the killing of wild birds. Wild Justice are represented by Tom Short
@notnottom
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River Action has been granted permission for judicial review of the Environment Agency’s alleged failure to protect the River Wye from pollution. Ricardo Gama represents
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Family of Errol Graham, who starved to death after his benefits were cut off, have launched legal action against the DWP in hope that systems & policies will be overhauled to better protect vulnerable claimants. The family are represented by Tessa Gregory
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We are delighted to announce that Leigh Day has won UK Law Firm of the Year at the
#ChambersEuropeAwards
2023 ceremony in Milan. We are honoured that
@ChambersGuides
has recognised us as a leading law firm. Congratulations to all the winners 👏
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As we reflect on how racial injustice divides us, the need to examine the role of the British Empire in historic atrocities is essential. We support the movement for a history curriculum focused on Empire and colonisation to understand our world
#blackhistorymatters
#mauMau
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.
@ChrisGPackham
has filed a High Court legal challenge to the Government for abandoning statutory green pledges.
@CHatton_Day
,
@RowWilliamSmith
, and
@juliaaeriksen
represent
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Two disabled rail passengers have applied for a judicial review of a consultation on plans to close nearly all ticket offices in England. They are represented by
@KateEgerton1
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A civil servant who was dismissed after publicly accusing Boris Johnson of lying to the public and criticising Simon Case has launched an employment tribunal claim against his government employers including GCHQ. He is represented by Mike Cain
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Four people living near the River Wye share their stories about how the degradation of the river has impacted their lives.
@ollyholland
is leading the legal claim on behalf of people in the River Wye catchment area.
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Breaking: Supreme Court rules in favour of Asda store workers. This is a major victory for those working in store, and it means we're one step closer to
#EqualPayNow
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An NHS doctor is taking a legal case against the Government seeking the publication of the findings of the flu-pandemic exercise code-named 'Exercise Cygnus' which took place in 2016
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Legal challenge against 'irrational' Universal Credit payment system to begin in High Court tomorrow
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A legal team led by
@ollyholland
is investigating the potential for Wye Valley residents to sue chicken producers whose farming on an industrial scale is polluting the River Wye. Efforts to bring legal action are supported by
@RiverActionUK
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HS2 urgent interim injunction application brought by
@ChrisGPackham
to be heard by the High Court from 10.30am tomorrow. Chris is represented by
@CHatton_Day
and
@notnottom
.
@RSPBEngland
and
@WoodlandTrust
are supporting the case.
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Immigration and asylum law specialist
@JacquiMckenzie6
has joined Leigh Day, bringing her wealth of experience and a new area of law to the firm.
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Congratulations to
@JacquiMckenzie6
, who has been named as one of Britain's top 10 most influential black people by
@powerlistmag
for her work in migration, asylum and refugee law and representation of Windrush victims
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“To accept one’s past — one’s history — is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it. An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressures of life like clay in a season of drought." James Baldwin
#MauMau
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Landmark decision at Supreme Court rules Zambian villagers' case against Vedanta must be heard in English courts. Today's ruling means UK companies can be held to account for public commitments regarding their subsidiaries and the communities they serve.
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The decision to launch a major cull of badgers in Northern Ireland is being challenged in the courts by
@WildJustice_org
and
@badgersni
and supported by
@BornFreeFDN
. The environmental groups are represented by
@CarolDa72715987and
Ricardo Gama.
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The family of Errol Graham, who died after his benefits were stopped, have been granted permission for a judicial review, challenging the DWP's policy for terminating benefits
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Healthcare lawyer
@White_Suz
explains why a public inquiry into baby deaths and poor maternity care in the UK is needed in light of East Kent and Shrewsbury tragedies
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Queen Mary University lecturers, represented by Ryan Bradshaw, are challenging a threat to cut 100 per cent of their pay for days affected by industrial action short of a strike
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Court of Appeal rules the government’s procedure for granting licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia is unlawful.
@CAATuk
successful in their legal challenge, represented by solicitor Rosa Curling.
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.
@BIDdetention
, represented by Waleed Sheikh and
@JacquiMckenzie6
, has launched a legal challenge to the Home Office over a failure to provide access to justice for people being held at Manston asylum centre in Kent.
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Stonehenge campaigners, represented by
@RowWilliamSmith
are celebrating a massive victory after a judge ruled that a decision to allow a dual carriageway, road and tunnel to be built within the ancient World Heritage Site was unlawful.
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The Police Federation has been found to have discriminated against and victimised members who made claims against the Government over pension arrangements
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The Supreme Court has been asked to hear a claim that planning permission was given unlawfully for a cattle shed near to the River Wye Special Area of Conservation. The applicant is represented by Ricardo Gama and supported by the
@GoodLawProject
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BREAKING: Landmark judgment in
#SwiftVCarpenter
, changes the law for people requiring special accommodation following an injury ensuring they receive fair and reasonable compensation -
@grantincles
acted for Charlotte Swift in this ground-breaking case
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We are delighted to announce that Leigh Day has won PI/Clinical Negligence Team of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards 2023! 🎉 Well done to all the winners and all those nominated
#MLAwards2023
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Breaking: Court of Appeal finds government discriminated against younger judges
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BREAKING: Historic decision as employment tribunal finds
#Uber
drivers are entitled to basic workers’ rights
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Leigh Day human rights partner
@JacquiMckenzie6
has made the
@powerlistmag
Top 100 Powerlist 2023 for her work on Windrush cases. Read more here:
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Following a complaint by Tessa Gregory, the Information Commissioner's Office has ordered the Department of Health and Social Care to respond to a Freedom of Information request by
@DrMQureshi
for the 2016 pandemic simulation exercise Cygnus Report
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Family of Molly Russell granted legal aid. The Legal Aid Agency has confirmed that the family will receive legal aid to cover their legal costs for Molly’s inquest, following their appeal of the LAA's initial decision
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Windrush scandal: Government must publish report institutional racism, says
@JacquiMckenzie6
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The family of Jodey Whiting, who died after her benefits were stopped, have written to the Attorney General to request his consent to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death to examine role played by DWP. Represented by
@merryvarney
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In 2011, the Kenyan victims won a landmark victory when the High Court rejected the British Government’s attempt to get the claims thrown out on the grounds that it was the Kenyan Government who were liable for the abuses of the British colony
#MauMau
11/16
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High Court rules 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell for oil pollution. The Ogale and Bille communities are represented by Leigh Day's Matthew Renshaw,
@DanielLeaderLD
and Kavita Modi
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These works were Imperial Reckoning: the Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya by Prof. Caroline Elkins
@Harvard
and Histories of the Hanged: Britain’s Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire by Prof. David Anderson of Warwick Uni
@warwickhistory
#MauMau
9/16
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The family of 14-year-old Molly Russell have called for urgent changes to make children safe online after the inquest into her death concluded that depressive social media posts contributed to her death. The family are represented by
@merryvarney
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal grants permission for second inquest into the death of Jodey Whiting which will examine the role of the DWP in her death.
@merryvarney
and
@DJ_Webster
represent Jodey's mother Joy Dove with barristers from
@matrixchambers
@1CrownOfficeRow
. More to follow
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High Court finds DWP unlawful on universal credit assessments - solicitor Tessa Gregory and
@CPAGUK
represented working lone mothers in test case victory
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PC Lee Broadbent is calling for a public inquiry or external review into the Police Federation of England & Wales over failure to reform and victimisation of officers involved in police pension claims. He is represented by
@kirandaurka
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The family of our client Ben have been speaking to
@BBCBreakfast
this morning about their long struggle to get accountability for his treatment at Winterbourne View
#BBCSEND
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The ‘Kenyan emergency’ lasted from 1952 to 1960. The group resisting British colonial rule were known as the Mau Mau. The Governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Baring obtained authorisation from London to detain suspected Mau Mau members without trial
#MauMau
2/16
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"Such a broad definition, plainly open to abuse and without an accompanying independent appeals process, would appear ripe for judicial review," says Leigh Day human rights team partner Waleed Sheikh
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Today Protect Dunsfold will legally challenge a government decision to allow an exploratory oil and gas well to be drilled in Dunsfold. Represented by Ricardo Gama
@RowWilliamSmith
and supported by
@GoodLawProject
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.
@BindmansLLP
,
@irwinmitchell
,
@BhattMurphy
,
@dpg_law
and Leigh Day have written to the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, to voice concerns about the review of public law announced in July
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A two-day judicial review hearing will start at the High Court tomorrow to consider the case of Errol Graham who starved to death in June 2018 after his benefits were stopped. His family are represented by Tessa Gregory and Carolin Ott
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A 24-year-old Down syndrome woman has won her claim that Norfolk County Council's decision to increase her care charges is discriminatory. She is represented by
@RowWilliamSmith
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A blind student has won a settlement against the Student Loans Company after she was unable to fill in a Disabled Students’ Allowance application form because it was inaccessible to visually impaired individuals. Holly was represented by
@KateEgerton1
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Prominent human rights activist and satirist
@GhanemAlmasarir
, who has campaigned for many years for political reform in Saudi Arabia, has launched a legal claim against the Saudi government alleging they have targeted him with spyware
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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has been urged to review the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme by individuals who have suffered severe adverse reactions to the AstraZeneca vaccine. They are represented by
@Zahra_Nanji
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Wildlife campaign group
@WildJustice_org
represented by
@CarolDa72715987
has launched a legal case challenging Natural England's failure to ensure that badgers are being killed humanely as part of the annual cull to help prevent the spread of bovine TB
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Our client
@MarkAvery
brings his campaign to protect endangered hen harriers to the High Court tomorrow
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We are saddened by the confirmation in the Queen's speech that the government plans to replace the Human Rights Act. Human rights apply to all of us equally, however inconvenient that may be for a government.
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In a process known as 'villagisation' one million Kenyans were forced to burn their homes and placed in villages fenced with barbed wire. Acts of brutality by British colonial guards were widespread 4/16
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We have expanded our northern operation with a
#HumanRights
department in Manchester.
Don Biggs, a victim of the Government's hostile environment policy that threatened to deport Windrush generation members, outlines why voices like his must be heard:
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British colonial guards castrated male inmates and sexually assaulted female detainees. Some guards would hang detainees upside down and torture them in the most appalling manner
#MauMau
5/16
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The Government has conceded a claim by environmental group
@WildJustice_org
alleging the unlawful grant of licences for the release of gamebirds in and around two protected habitats.
@CarolDa72715987
and Ricardo Gama represent
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The High Court has today ruled that key elements of the government’s national fracking policy are unlawful - Rowan Smith from Leigh Day represented
@talkfracking
in their successful legal challenge
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The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right to a clean environment. Matthew Renshaw,
@DanielLeaderLD
and Kavita Modi represent
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BREAKING: first environmental competition class action case launched on behalf of millions of UK customers overcharged by water companies. Read the full story here:
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A wild swimmer from Devon is taking legal action against South West Water after the beach where she regularly swims was contaminated by untreated sewage.
@ollyholland
represents
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Congratulations to human rights lawyer Rosa Curling, the recipient of the Citizen’s Rights Award at the
@The3Million
Awards tonight. Rosa is acting in the legal challenge for
@OpenRightsGroup
and the3million that argues the Data Protection Act ‘immigration exception’ is unlawful.
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Supreme Court refuses permission for Government to appeal on judges’ pensions. Court of Appeal ruled in December that the MoJ discriminated against judges on the grounds of age, race and equal pay in relation to changes to their pensions
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Supreme Court rules that case brought by Zambian villagers against Konkola Copper Mines and its parent company Vedanta Resources Plc can be heard by the English courts.
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The Government has conceded defeat in a huge legal battle over police pensions, acknowledging that moving police officers to new police pension schemes, based on their age, was discriminatory.
#PolicePensionsChallenge
#Police
#UkEmplaw
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