THE family of a drug addict who died in prison say they have finally got justice after the Government spent £150m on treatment in jails.

Judith McGlinchey, jailed for four months in 1998 for shoplifting to feed her heroin addiction, was subjected to "inhuman and degrading treatment", the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2003. read more »

The decision by Basildon Council to evict Travellers from their site at Dale Farm in Essex was overturned in the High Court today (Friday 9 May 2008) Read the full judgment...
Read the Davies Gore Lomax Media Release...

Dale Farm / Gypsies and Travellers / Eviction / Basildon / Leeds solicitors / Human Rights / Court of Appeal

Basildon Council has won its appeal against the High Court judgment. The Court of Appeal has overturned the findings of the lower Court that the Council’s actions to evict the residents of Dale Farm by direct action was unlawful.

The House of Lords refused a further appeal.read more »