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Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Trafficking victim wins payout from Home Office after wrongful detention (Guardian) (18 December 2018)

The Guardian has written on the case of a client of Duncan Lewis who has received damages for unlawful detention as another victim of trafficking w  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Home Office unlawfully removed child asylum seeker from UK, High Court rules (Independent) (17 December 2018)

The Independent have written on the case of a child asylum seeker who was removed to Germany in April 2017; for the first time a landmark Upper Tri  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

The £25 Million Migrant Wage Gap Scandal (Vice) (3 December 2018)

As part of the Duncan Lewis team acting on behalf of immigration detainees caught in the £1 per hour wage scandal, Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

A secret court reverses the British government’s decision to make two men stateless (the Canary) (22 November 2018)

The Canary has written on the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) judgment which rules that the Secretary of State for the Home Office’s   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

UK blocked from making alleged extremists stateless by secret court in ruling that will set precedent (Independent) (22 November 2018)

The Independent has written on the case of two British born men of Bangladeshi parentage who were deprived of their British citizenship by the Home  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Local charity offering free legal advice for people with autism (Time 107.5FM) (26 October 2018)

Duncan Lewis is working with autism charity, The Sycamore Trust, alongside the University of East London (UEL) as part of the Romford Hub clinic, g  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Calais child refugees refused sanctuary by Home Office ‘being exploited in UK’ (Independent) (24 October 2018)

The Independent has reported on the stark number of unaccompanied minors who have been exploited after they were refused access to the UK. Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

How can UK revamp its landmark anti-slavery law? (Multiple Sources) (23 October 2018)

A number of different sources have spoken out about the UK’s anti-slavery law and how it should be amended to ensure it is protecting those margina  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Woman who was 'routinely beaten and raped' for decades unlawfully detained by Home Office (Independent) (19 October 2018)

The Independent have reported on the case of a Namibian national who was a victim of trafficking, who was unlawfully detained by the Home Office wh  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Government to launch consultation on no-fault divorce (Albanian Post) (18 October 2018)

Following the recent, notable divorce case of Owens v Owens in which the Supreme Court ruled that Tini Owens could not divorce her husband o  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Brook House IRC inquiry to commence after Duncan Lewis client’s claim prompts Home Office U-turn decision (Multiple Sources) (15 October 2018)

Multiple sources have reported on this case, following the Home Office’s decision to commission the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman to conduct an i  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Legal aid access and no family separations: an immigration detention wishlist (Guardian) (11 October 2018)

The Guardian have collected data from a select group of organisations and legal practices, including Duncan Lewis Solicitors, in order to get a gra  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Clients of Duncan Lewis see success in landmark Dublin III Court of Appeal case (Multiple Sources) (10 October 2018)

Duncan Lewis has been instructed by 4 of the 5 appellants in a test case challenging the provisions of the Dublin III regulations. In this landmark  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Duncan Lewis asylum-seeker client refused housing in the North-East of England due to Home Office agreement (Guardian and Breitbart) (1 October 2018)

The Guardian has revealed a practice which is preventing asylum-seekers in the North-East of England from accessing accommodation. It appears t  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Afghan father who sought refuge in UK 'shot dead by Taliban' after being deported by Home Office (Independent) (14 September 2018)

Whilst in the process of appealing the Home Office’s decision to deport Zainadin Fazlie, his family were notified that he has been shot and killed   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Trump donor firm accused of ‘slave labour’ made £1m profit (The Ferret) (24 July 2018)

US private prison firm, GEO group, has come under fire once again after profits reveal just how much they have made at the expense of the detainees  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

UK under fire over slavery measures after 'disturbing' case of trafficked boy (Guardian) (6 July 2018)

Last year the highest number of victims of trafficking and modern slavery were reported in the UK. The Guardian argues that this demonstrates that   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Virgin Atlantic still assisting Home Office with deportations after announcing it would stop (Independent) (4 July 2018)

On 29 June, airline Virgin Atlantic announced that it would stop helping the Home Office carry out involuntary deportations of foreign nationals. I  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

UK authorities deny chemotherapy to asylum seeker (Medical Brief) (18 June 2018)

After a six week delay, an Ethiopian national has begun her urgent cancer treatment on the NHS. Her chemotherapy for ‘metastatic breast cancer in h  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Gay asylum seeker faces deportation from UK to Nigeria (Guardian) (13 June 2018)

A gay asylum seeker came to the UK to avoid persecution in his home country Nigeria. Nigeria is one of many places where an increasing number of ga  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Former immigration detainees granted permission to challenge Home Secretary’s failure to call public inquiry following their abuse in detention (Guardian & Independent) (13 June 2018)

Two former detainees of Brook House IRC have been given permission to bring a judicial review against the Home Secretary’s failure to call an Artic  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Government under fire for 'outrageous' treatment of modern slavery victims facing deportation from UK (Independent) (12 June 2018)

A Vietnamese man is set to be removed from the UK this week despite the fact that the Home Office has recognised that he is a victim of trafficking  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Hostile environment policy which affected thousands of foreign students in the UK (Asian Voice) (11 June 2018)

The Home Office have employed a strategy to unfairly revoke thousands of foreign students’ visas who they allege have cheated on the Test of Englis  Read more...

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Home Office prevented asylum seeker's urgent cancer treatment (Guardian) (8 June 2018)

A 38 year old Ethiopian national who is claiming asylum in the UK has had her urgent cancer treatment delayed by almost 6 weeks as she was assessed  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

‘PERMIT TECH VISA CHANGE’ (Eastern Eye) (7 June 2018)

Eastern Eye has written on the UK-India CEO Forum which was held on 18th April 2018 at Francis Crick Institute, wherein UK and Indian Business lead  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Lawyers fighting for asylum for gay Leeds woman at risk of deportation to Uganda (Leeds Live) (1 June 2018)

A Ugandan national has had her removal halted after she gained more than 8500 signatures through a petition brought by LGBT campaigners and the Hom  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Asylum seekers unlawfully held in removal centres for months despite courts’ ruling they can be released, lawyers warn (Independent) (1 June 2018)

The Independent discusses the harsh reality that many immigrants are held in detention after they have had their bail approved due to the Home Offi  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Sulaiha Ali’s client faces removal after reporting a serious crime (BBC and RT) (16 May 2018)

A young woman who was trafficked to the UK by her partner, a British citizen, was subject to domestic abuse before being arrested when an on-looker  Read more...

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Lewis Kett talks about former British Army interpreter client on RT (9 May 2018)

Former British Army interpreter, Mr Bari, has been denied asylum in the UK and fears removal to Kabul as he warns that “death is all that awaits” h  Read more...

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Lewis Kett talks on BBC North West about former British Army Afghan Interpreter Client (9 May 2018)

Mr Bari, a former British Army Afghan interpreter, fled to the UK to claim asylum after he was threatened by the Taliban. Despite this Mr Bari’s ap  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

High court blocks Amber Rudd attempt to deport witness (Observer) (8 May 2018)

A High Court judge has prevented the removal of a Jamaican national and detainee at Brook House immigration removal centre, after former Home Secre  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Jeremy Bloom features on ITV discussing Albert Thompson’s plea for cancer treatment (20 April 2018)

ITV News has spoken out about Prime Minister Theresa May’s promise that Albert Thompson*, client of public law trainee solicitor, Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Opelo Kgari: Government thwarted in second bid to deport woman brought to UK from Botswana (Independent and Mmegi) (13 April 2018)

A 27 year old woman named Opelo Kgari, who arrived in the UK with her mother from Botswana when she was 13, has had her removal halted for the seco  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Huffington Post reports on the 'Disturbing' Forced Deportation Audio (10 April 2018)

The Home Office has been pressed to investigate forced deportations from Britain after audio recordings by Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Toufique Hossain features on TNT World (10 April 2018)

In the ‘Off the Grid’ feature entitled ‘Haven of Despair’, TNT World discusses the state of immigration detention in the UK. More than 77,000 asylu  Read more...

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Client of Duncan Lewis denied cancer treatment causes widespread outrage (Guardian, Independent, Metro) (16 March 2018)

Albert Thompson* has been told he must pay £54,000 to received radiotherapy or produce evidence of his right to reside in the UK. Mr Thompson h  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Women starve for their basic humanity in IRCs (New Internationalist) (15 March 2018)

A number of detainees at Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre (IRC) have been on a collective hunger strike since 21 February in protest agains  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Sharia law review recommends civil marriage alongside religious ceremony (LexisNexis) (13 March 2018)

In light of an independent review into sharia law when applied in England and Wales, published by the Home Office, Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

To All Businesses: How the New Debt Recovery Protocol Affects You (Asian Voice) (6 March 2018)

As a business, it is important to be aware of the changes to the debt recovery protocol that came into place in October 2017 which will affect how   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Duncan Lewis represents Afghan minor in legal challenge against refugee policy (the Guardian) (5 March 2018)

Duncan Lewis are representing an Afghan minor, ZS, in bringing a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) for   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Corruption and misleading media reports are making a huge refugee emergency in Africa worse (The Canary) (20 February 2018)

34,000 refugees have crossed Lake Alberta to Uganda since the beginning of the year, due to an outbreak of fighting in the east of the Democratic R  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

'Criminalised, detained, deported': UK accused of failing trafficked children (The Guardian) (8 February 2018)

The Guardian explores the way in which the Government is failing to provide international protection for children trafficked into the UK. Many are   Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

More than £500m spent on UK immigration detention over four years (Independent) (6 February 2018)

The Independent has shared shocking figures of the UK’s expenditure on immigration detention, with more than £500m spent across a 4 year period, £1  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Duncan Lewis wins High Court challenge on behalf of clients detained in unlawful conditions at Brook House (BBC, Guardian, Independent) (2 February 2018)

Duncan Lewis’ Public Law team were instructed by two former detainees of Brook House IRC to lead a challenge against the Home Office for the condit  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

The Times Lawyer of the Week (11 January 2018)

The Times have interviewed Sonali Naik, recently appointed QC, of Garden Chambers, as The Times Lawyer of the Week. The feature makes special m  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Indian-origin scientist awarded top Royal honour (Asian Voice) (10 January 2018)

Asian Voice highlights the important work and dedication of British Asians who the Queen has featured in her New Year Honours list, which rewards t  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Ministry of Justice amends current legal aid system for victims of domestic violence (Asian Voice) (9 January 2018)

The Ministry of Justice have reformed the current legal aid system for victims of domestic violence, effective from 8th January 2018. Since April 2  Read more...

Duncan Lewis:InThePress

Two Albanians are not deported despite lying to get citizenship (Telegraph) (5 January 2018)

The Supreme Court has passed a judgment preventing Dinjan Hysaj and Agron Bakijasi, both Albanian nationals, from being deported for fraudulently g  Read more...

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