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 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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Published Friday July 12 2019
The Anthony Grainger Inquiry
A public inquiry has today blamed Greater Manchester Police for the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man, Anthony Grainger, in 2012.
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Published Wednesday July 10 2019
The Anthony Grainger Inquiry
HHJ Teague QC’s report of his public inquiry into the fatal police shooting of Anthony Grainger on 3 March 2012 will be published on 11 July 2019.
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Published Wednesday July 10 2019
Speed kills: are police chases out of control?
An article published in the Guardian examines the issue of police pursuits and highlights the tragic cost in human life when they go wrong.
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Published Friday June 28 2019
Daphne Caruana Galizia deceased
On 26 June 2019 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) identified serious concerns over the investigation into the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and demanded that Malta establish an independent public inquiry into her death by September 2019
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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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