Bhatt Murphy Solicitors

defending civil liberties

Welcome to Bhatt Murphy

Bhatt Murphy was established in 1998 by a group of lawyers who share a commitment to the protection of civil liberties.

We offer specialist help to members of the public who seek accountability from the state and its officers. 

We are motivated by the needs of our clients and use the law as a tool to assist in the realisation of their objectives.  We aim to deliver a high quality legal service irrespective of our client's ability to pay.

 
Published Thursday August 1 2019
Daniel Morgan family statement on damages award in murder suspects' claim against police
The family of Daniel Morgan have spoken out today in the wake of the High Court award of damages in the claim brought against the Metropolitan Police by those suspected of the murder of Daniel Morgan.
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Published Tuesday July 30 2019
Vindication of refugee children's rights
The Home Office has lost its appeal in MS (a child by his litigation friend MAS) an important case relating to the rights of child refugees seeking family reunion.
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Published Monday July 29 2019
Home Office failed to tell the truth about reason for asylum seeker’s detention
In a judgment handed down today, a High Court judge has held that an asylum seeker was unlawfully detained because the Home Office failed to give true or accurate reasons for his detention.
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Published Tuesday July 23 2019
Lawyer in the News: Tony Murphy
Tony Murphy is featured as the Law Society Gazette's Lawyer in the News this week for his work on the Grainger Inquiry.
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Published Tuesday July 16 2019
Court of Appeal finds the Home Office discriminated against immigration detainees
The Court found that the Home Office had discriminated against the Appellants ASK and MDA under the Equality Act 2010 by failing to make reasonable adjustments for their mental health conditions.
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Police Misconduct

We specialise in representing those who have suffered ill-treatment or abuse of power at the hands of the police and other detaining authorities.

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Public Law

Public law is at the forefront of all our work and one of the main tools that can be used to make the state and its tribunals more accountable and accessible.

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Immigration Detention & Migrant Rights

The focus of Bhatt Murphy’s immigration detention and migrant rights work is holding those in power to account and obtaining redress for migrants who are wrongly detained, held in poor conditions or unlawfully affected by the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policies.

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