Today is Human Rights Day. Public Law Project has joined The British Institute of Human Rights, and 140+ other organisations, to call on the Prime Minister to safeguard our human rights today, during and after Brexit. You can see the letter here. The letter reads: ‘We face great constitutional change and uncertainty as the government seeks…
10 Dec 2017
PLP is delighted to learn that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is to lift restrictions on legal aid to survivors of domestic abuse. Large numbers of those involved in Family Court proceedings, where they were often forced face their abusers, will now receive advice and representation. It will lift time limits on evidence of abuse…
6 Dec 2017
PLP’s strategic partnership with the Lankelly Chase Foundation is now under way. The purpose of the partnership is to provide support, training and advice to Lankelly Chase grant-holders, with a view to tackling deep-rooted social injustice. There is more about the project and our partners at the project page. We have appointed Lisa Vanhala and Jacqui Kinghan,…
30 Nov 2017
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Mind have been granted permission to intervene in support of a High Court case brought by our client, RF. RF’s case concerns rules introduced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in February 2017. The new rules mean it is much harder for those with severe…
29 Nov 2017
PLP have written to the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIPs). Our letter concerns amendments to the PIP regulations, which PLP is currently contesting to be discriminatory. It also concerns distress caused by the assessment procedure and the evidential burden on those suffering…