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Supreme Court sitting in Manchester to hear Palestinians’ challenge to exclusion from refugees scheme in UK

On Thursday 9th March 2023, in the Supreme Court’s first sittings in Manchester, justices heared an appeal by a Palestinian refugee who claims they should have been allowed the opportunity to settle in the UK under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS). The scheme...

Protect Dunsfold wins permission for statutory review of decision to allow exploratory oil and gas well in Surrey

Protect Dunsfold has been given permission by the Planning Court to legally challenge a government decision to allow an exploratory oil and gas well to be drilled in Dunsfold, near to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). A statutory review will be...

Black Generation Wrongly Labelled Educationally Subnormal Launch Legal Campaign

African and Caribbean people wrongly classed as educationally subnormal in the 1960s and 70s are launching a legal campaign for the government to make amends. An event will be held at the House of Commons on Wednesday 1st March, where those who have suffered the...

Law firm push forward with legal claim against UEFA, representing injured and traumatised Liverpool FC fans

Law firm representing injured and traumatised Liverpool FC fans push forward with legal claim against UEFA Leigh Day says Liverpool FC fans, who were traumatised by their experience at last season's Champions League final, should be compensated. UEFA’s own review concluded the association bears “primary responsibility”...

BBC journalists left behind in Afghanistan to have their relocation applications reconsidered following court ruling

After a High Court ruling was handed down this week, former BBC journalists left behind in Afghanistan when British troops evacuated should be re-considered for UK citizenship under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP). The decisions by ARAP to reject applications from all eight...

Latest ‘dieselgate’ case results in Mercedes going to the High Court

As part of an ongoing legal battle over Mercedes' emissions scandal, hundreds of thousands of Mercedes drivers are taking the car manufacturer to the High Court on Thursday 9th February. The two-day hearing will be the first time Mercedes has appeared in the English courts...