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 November 25 2021
Legal Action Group Course
Carolynn Gallwey and Tony Murphy of Bhatt Murphy will be amongst the trainers on the Legal Action Group’s Advanced Actions Against the Police virtual course on 1-2 December 2021.
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Published Wednesday November 10 2021
Police pay damages to survivor of modern slavery
A survivor of modern slavery and human trafficking who was arrested when he sought help from the Metropolitan Police has secured an apology and a damages settlement of £25,000.
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Published Wednesday November 10 2021
Police damages for unlawful arrest
An apology and a settlement of £15,000 has been secured from Hertfordshire Police for unlawfully arresting a Bhatt Murphy client on the basis of a withdrawn warrant.
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Published Tuesday November 9 2021
Inquest finds delay in delivery of baby Louie Johnston contributed to his death
The coroner in the inquest into the death of baby Louie Johnston who died on 17 April 2020 found that delays in his delivery resulted in an inadequate supply of oxygen to the brain and contributed to his death.
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Published Wednesday December 1 2021
Elysium's failings contributed to child's death
An inquest jury at Hertfordshire Coroner’s Court returned a conclusion on 1 November 2021 that Elysium Healthcare Ltd.’s failings contributed to the death of 16 year old Nadia Shah on 15 January 2019 following her detention under the Mental Health Act at Elysium’s secure unit in Potters Bar.
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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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