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 Wednesday January 19 2022
Tony Murphy appointed Assistant Coroner for North London
Tony Murphy of Bhatt Murphy has been appointed as an Assistant Coroner for North London.
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Published Monday January 17 2022
Inquest opens into the death of Zoe Adrienne Wilson
Zoe Wilson was 22 years old when she died a self-inflicted death whilst a voluntary mental health patient at Callington Road Hospital on 19 June 2019. The inquest into her death will consider potential issues in the care she received from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
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Published Tuesday January 11 2022
Publication of independent investigation into the death of Baby Brooke Leigh Powell at HMP Styal
The Prison and Probation Ombudsman has published its report into the death of baby Brooke, who tragically died during the process of birth on 18 June 2020 at HMP Styal.
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Published Monday December 13 2021
Torture survivor on hunger strike detained by home office died following shortcomings from the home office, prison service and healthcare providers.
On 10 December 2021 the inquest into the death of Keethswaren Kunarathnam (known as ‘Kumar’), an immigration detainee, concluded. The jury found that Kumar died by suicide on 23 February 2018. They found there were failings from all organisations involved in his care.
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Published Monday December 13 2021
Inquest jury finds that immigration officers may have contributed to death of asylum seeker
The inquest into the death of Mustafa Dawood, who died on 30 June 2018 after falling through a warehouse roof whilst being pursued by immigration officers, concluded on 5 November 2021. The jury found that the actions of the immigration officers pursuing Mustafa may have contributed to his death.
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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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