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December 23, 2020

Application submitted for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting

A Consultant Psychiatrist concluded that there was likely to have been a causal link between the DWP failings and Jodey Whiting’s state of mind immediately before her death.
September 7, 2020

Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws

A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October.
April 23, 2020

Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge to voter ID pilot scheme

The Windrush scandal showed that many British citizens do not have official documentation, and it is argued that some 7.5 per cent of the electorate do not possess photo ID.
February 21, 2020

Government urged to concede third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements

The government has taken money away from severely disabled people who need the financial support to manage their daily lives, says law firm Leigh Day.
February 7, 2020

Landmark legal ruling on bereavement benefits and cohabitees

The ruling recognises that grieving children and their surviving parents are deserving of support, whether their parents were married or not.
December 20, 2019

High Court rules £1,000 fee for children to register as British citizens unlawful

The court found a 'mass of evidence' showing that the fee prevents many children from registering their British citizenship, leaving them feeling alienated and excluded.
July 10, 2019

High Court rules against challenge on use of children as 'Covert Human Intelligence Sources'

A High Court judge has ruled that despite the 'self-evident' dangers to children arising from their use as covert informants, the current guidance is not unlawful.
June 26, 2019

Friends of the Earth takes legal action against Cuadrilla anti-protest injunction

Friends of the Earth has launched legal proceedings against fracking firm Cuadrilla to force it to substantially reduce a wide-ranging injunction which restricts protest against its operations at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
June 23, 2019

Environmental groups launch High Court challenge to Brexit regulation over wildlife risk

Lawyers from ClientEarth have helped launch a High Court challenge to the UK government’s Brexit laws, over sweeping new powers that may weaken protection for seas and wildlife in the UK.
June 19, 2019

Judgement due in legal battle over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaigners argued that the decision to grant export licences is unlawful as there is a clear risk arms might be used in a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.