Kesar & Co Solicitors are currently preparing an application for Judicial Review against the Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) on behalf of one of the highest-profile prisoners in the world. The challenge arises out of the LAA’s repeated refusal to fund meritorious legal action in respect of the Claimant’s treatment in custody and its persistent failure […]
We were approached by a group of prisoners in February 2024 who were concerned about exposure to radioactive particles of radon in HMP Dartmoor. It did not take us long to realise that this was an extraordinary story involving hundreds, possibly thousands of prisoners, nurses, prison officers and others. We made FoIA requests for disclosure […]
The Intervene Project has been selected as a finalist in the inaugural Advising London Awards! These awards, organized by University House and the Advice Services Alliance, celebrate non-profit organizations that provide free legal advice services to people across London’s 32 boroughs. We are proud to be recognized in the “Best Use of Evidence” category.
In essence, the case turns on the proper interpretation of s54(4)(a) of PACE 1984, and whether objectively reasonable grounds to suspect clothing is going to be used for self-harm or harm of another are required before a custody officer can direct the forcible removal of such clothes from a detainee in a police station. Mr […]
R(Dich & Murphy) v Parole Board [2023] EWHC 945 (Admin) – Daniel successfully represented Mr Murphy in a judicial review of the Parole Board’s failure to direct Mr Murphy’s case to an oral hearing. The Court found that fairness required that Mr Murphy be given a right to an oral hearing as there were significant […]
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Charles Denney Originally published in Human Rights Pulse 11 December 2021 In the wake of the recent Autumn Budget, the UK government has promised an additional £2.2bn to deal with the backlog in the Crown Court, the court where, before a judge and jury, the most serious criminal trials are heard for offences including rape […]
Charles Denney Originally published in Human Rights Pulse October 7, 2021 On 23 June 2021 Amnesty International released a report entitled “Greece: Violence, Lies, and Pushbacks” documenting the treatment of migrants (this term is used neutrally here and includes those applying for international protection) attempting to enter Greece from Turkey either in the Evros region […]
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