Birnberg Peirce Civil Liberties

Statement on behalf of Christopher Cash - birnbergpeirce.co.uk/statement-of-c…

Natalie Shotter killing: officers face proceedings over alleged safeguarding failures birnbergpeirce.co.uk/two-officers-t… theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

Sebastião Lucas, a 34 year old Black man, died by ligature 48 hours after being remanded to Wandsworth prison on 12 May 2021. He had been arrested in hospital whilst being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Now an inquest will open. inquest.org.uk/sebastio-lucas…

Solicitors of Marieha Hussain lodge formal complaints re CPS and Met Police re her prosecution

Are you as determined as we are to reduce the harm caused by immigration detention and to ultimately end it? We are hiring a new Head of Advocacy at Medical Justice Find out more information here - medicaljustice.org.uk/vacancy-head-o…

Birnberg Peirce statement on Julian Assange release:

Our criminal defence team is hiring a 3+ years PQE solicitor! Please see the link below for details 👇 Closing date: 18th March 2024 birnbergpeirce.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

NEWS: Protestor at Palestine march arrested for wearing Keffiyah scarf wins case Audrey Cherryl Mogan (@acmogan) of the Garden Court Protest Law Team represented the protestor, instructed by Sarah Robertson of @BPCivLibs. #RightToProtest Read on🔽 tinyurl.com/yzc6jejr

Labour plans ‘Raneem’s law’ to protect victims of domestic abuse Legislation requiring police to respond faster to reports of domestic violence is named after woman killed in 2018 theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

The true position of Shamima Begum - 5 years of unlawful detention in prison camps for British women and children.

High Court finds detention to be unlawful with substantial and aggravated damages awarded for breach of Hardial Singh principles. Claimant represented by Greg Ó Ceallaigh of Garden Ct (@gregoceallaigh) & Irène Nembhard of Birnberg Peirce. Read on here ▶️tinyurl.com/bdhdfuzh

Ofsted inspection contributed to headteacher’s suicide, Coroner rules The Coroner has made clear the significant disadvantage this family would have been in without legal representation theguardian.com/education/2023…

Shameful decision not to grant #legalaid for such an important public interest case & where three public bodies are represented from the public purse. We need to end this inequality of arms & extend funding for all state related inquests. theguardian.com/education/2023…

Under investigation are the circumstances of Ruth’s death and the inquest will consider the impact of the Ofsted inspection upon Ruth’s mental wellbeing and what advice and support was available during and after the inspection. 2/2

The inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who died shortly after an Ofsted inspection, opens on Tuesday 28 November 2023 in Reading Coroner’s court. 1/2

Allison Munroe KC was instructed by Paul Ham & Constance Collard (@cr_collard) of Birnberg Peirce (@BPCivLibs). They are supported by @INQUEST_ORG caseworker @JodieAnderson_. Read on here🔽tinyurl.com/2hw8nwzw

Trevor Monerville: Coroner criticises ‘unacceptable’ care of Black epileptic man who died in prison. Allison Munroe KC of the GC Inquests & Inquiries Team represented Trevor Monerville's family at the inquest. 🔽Coverage in @Independent by @Nadine_Writes:tinyurl.com/mv23tvap

We hope that we can remember and do justice to everything he single-handedly fought for, although understanding that Ben was and still is, irreplaceable. 2/2

We in his firm sadly pass on the news of Ben Birnberg’s death and our gratitude to him for the extraordinary example he gave in his life and in his work. 1/2 birnbergpeirce.co.uk/rip-benedict-b…