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16/07/2025

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09/08/2022

Judgment handed down today by the High Court, granting interim relief and permission to proceed with Judicial Review following the Secretary of State for Justice’s recent changes to the Parole Board rules.
The case will now proceed to a full hearing.
Instalaw act for the Claimant in these proceedings along with Philip Rule of No5 Chambers.

In a judgment urgently handed-down on 9 August 2022 (R (Bailey) v SSJ [2022] EWHC 2125 (Admin)) the Administrative Court has granted interim relief to ensure that the Parole Board hearing a review of the continued need or otherwise for detention of an individual shall receive the evidence it chooses...

19/01/2022

The High Court has today handed down judgment in two linked claims on behalf of clients of Instalaw Solicitors, declaring that Home Office policy, permitting the detention of unaccompanied minors for the purpose of truncated age assessments is unlawful

Since September 2020, hundreds of unaccompanied young people arriving in Kent have been detained by the Home Secretary for the purposes of carrying out ...

10/06/2021

Public Law outing at Edgbaston for the 2nd England test against New Zealand. Thanks No5 Chambers!

01/06/2021

Instalaw Solicitors’ Public Law Team are acting on behalf of the Claimant, DK, in these proceedings along with Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison of No5 Barristers'​ Chambers in this important judicial review which challenges the procedure adopted by the Secretary of State for Justice and the decision reached refusing compensation for a miscarriage of justice

Judgment has been reserved following a two day substantive hearing.

No5’s Philip Rule and Benjamin Harrison appeared in the Divisional Court in a claim seeking judicial review of the decision of the Secretary of State for Justice to refuse their client, DK, compensation for a miscarriage of justice pursuant to section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

19/04/2021

Article in the Independent today quoting our very own Debbie Heath

Exclusive: ‘If I put my baby’s bottle down for a few minutes I would see cockroaches on top of it. When she started to crawl she would pick them up and try to put them in her mouth,’ says one mother

20/03/2021

Interesting article from the independent today referencing the ongoing legal challenges, including claims brought on behalf of clients by Instalaw Solicitors, against the Home Office operation of age assessment policies.

Exclusive: Minsters facing legal action as it emerges children have been placed in adult accommodation and detained facing removal after being judged to be over 18 during ‘short’ age assessment on arrival to UK

10/02/2021

5 today! 🖐 🎂 🎉

Instalaw Solicitors are today celebrating 5 years in business.

To mark the occasion, we hope you will join us in making a donation to the Mental Health Foundation, a cause close to our hearts in these continued difficult times for many clients, friends and relatives of ours across the UK.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our clients, staff and other organisations with whom we have worked over our first 5 years - you really have made the journey very special.

Here’s to another 5! 🥂

13/01/2021

Permission granted in this important case, challenging systemic failings on the part of the Home Office to afford adequate levels of support to pregnant/new mother asylum seekers.

The claim is brought by Instalaw Solicitors’ Public Law Department with Instalaw’s Debbie Heath acting on behalf of the Claimant along with counsel, David Gardner and Nabila Mallick of No5 Barristers'​ Chambers

No5 Barristers, David Gardner and Nabila Mallick, have obtained permission to apply for judicial review in the case of R (DK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (CO/4585/2020). They are instructed by Debbie Health of Instalaw Solicitors. The case challenges the adequacy of the accommodatio...

07/01/2021

Great article by counsel, Donnchadh Greene, of Doughty Street Chambers giving an overview on developments in Age Disputed cases and related issues over the course of the past 12 months.

All but one of the reported judgments referred to in the article relate to clients represented by partners Martin Bridger and Stuart Luke of Instalaw’s Public Law and Community Care Department.

Our Public Law and Community Care Department continue to be approached regularly by national charities seeking advice on behalf of their vulnerable service users and the firm has quickly become a leading firm, specialising in the rights and representation of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

IntroductionThis article will provide an overview of some of the key legal cases concerning age assessments and support for those whose age is disputed....

16/11/2020

https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-court-addresses-issues-retained-responsibility-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children

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19/10/2020

http://instalaw.co.uk/news/

News 16th October 2020 The High Court grants permission in important judicial review considering whether a local authority is side stepping section 20 Children Act 1989 duties to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children Yesterday Mrs Justice Lang DBE granted permission for judicial review and interim r...