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 Friday August 21 2020
Trainee Solicitor Vacancy
We are delighted to have the support of the Legal Education Foundation to offer an opportunity to train with Bhatt Murphy as part of the LEF's Justice First Fellowship Scheme.
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Published Monday August 17 2020
Administrative Court orders release of vulnerable detainee
On 14 August 2020 an immigration detainee with medical conditions which made him more vulnerable to COVID 19 was released following expedited judicial review proceedings.
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Published Wednesday August 5 2020
State Inquiry into Racist Attempted Murder at HMP Bristol
The Secretary of State for Justice has published an independent investigation into a racist attempted murder attack on a Black Muslim prisoner by a white prisoner at HMP Bristol on 26 June 2014. The report makes numerous criticisms and raised “serious concerns” about race and equality at HMP...
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Published Tuesday July 28 2020
False charge over killing of PC Harper
Bhatt Murphy represents Jed Foster, who was wrongly accused of the killing of PC Andrew Harper, and spent weeks in prison before the case against him was dropped. Mr Foster is bringing legal action against Thames Valley Police.
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Published Monday July 13 2020
Police apologise over ‘Fuck Boris’ T-shirt
Jess Flynn has received an apology from the Chief Constable of British Transport Police and an admission that the actions of officers who required her to cover her T-shirt were unlawful.
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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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