Public Interest Law Centre

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We’ll soon be releasing resources 📚 for activists and lawyers ⚖️ to prepare for and respond to any future flotilla missions 🚢 on behalf of British nationals 🇬🇧

🚨 UPDATE:

We have formally threatened the British Government with legal action over its failure to protect British citizens unlawfully detained by Israel following the interception of the Thousand Madleens humanitarian flotilla.

🚨URGENT🚨
We’ve sent a letter to the Foreign Office, Yvette Cooper & MPs' Will Stone and Tonia Antoniazzi to act now to protect British nationals/their constituents on the Gaza flotilla

@yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @willstonemp.bsky.social @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social

New legal challenge to plan for Spurs football academy in London park Campaigners crowdfund £26,000 to seek judicial review of move to construct pitches in wildlife-rich area

🚨 Public Interest Law Centre, for the Guardians of Whitewebbs, has filed for judicial review to challenge Spurs' building of a football academy on wildlife-rich Whitewebbs Park

Read about it here 👇

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We've asked for urgent reconsideration.
This is about accountability, not symbolism.

Full details 👇

pilc.org.uk/blog/herzog-...

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Sistren release a Guide to Common Legal Words used in the UK Charity & Non-Profit Sector • We’re sharing this fantastic new guide ‘New Words‘ created by Sistren Legal Collective to help community organisations – especially those led by and for refugee and migrant communities – navigate the ...

🚨 New resource alert!

Check out Sistren Legal Collective brilliant guide helping refugee & migrant-led community orgs cut through legal jargon in the charity sector

pilc.org.uk/blog/sistren...

Big up Sistren for making law accessible! 💪✨

Homes for Lambeth judgment available now – Campaigners Vow to Fight On • On 17 June 2025 Lambeth residents and campaigners attended the High Court to argue the case that Lambeth Council have been unlawfully renting homes on the private rented sector under insecure assured ...

🏠⚖️ The High Court’s ruling on Homes for Lambeth raises big questions about councils using housing companies to rent privately — and campaigners are not backing down.

Transcript of judgment available now👇

www.pilc.org.uk/blog/homes-f...

⏳ Final countdown: less than 1 week to apply!

Crowdfunder launched to pay for fresh Whitewebbs legal challenge The Guardians of Whitewebbs group wants to launch a judicial review against Enfield Council's decision to award planning permission for Spurs to fence off part of the park

Target reached ✅

The Save Whitewebbs Park fundraiser has smashed its target of £20k meaning @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social can go ahead with a legal challenge.

PILC is fighting with local residents to save the London park from privatisation.

Pro-Israel lawyers investigated over alleged legal threats to suppress support for Palestine UK Lawyers for Israel accused of sending ‘vexatious and legally baseless’ letters to silence support for Palestine

Paul Heron, the founder of PILC:

“We will not allow legal threats to shut down the public’s right to speak out on Palestine."

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug...

Thanks to all who pitched in to organise the day and make it a success: South London Refugee Association, the Hope and Justice Collective, All African Women’s Group, @ramfel.bsky.social, @pilc-campaigns.bsky.social, Sistren Legal Collective, Ambassadors for Change, Tanzil Chowdhury, and many more!

🚨 Tenants & renters facing unfair service charges?

PILC backs SHAC’s call for a new scheme:

⚖️ Disputed charges go to a neutral body
👉 Landlords must prove they’re legit in time
💸 If not, tenants get money back

✍️ Sign + share the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Calling all solicitors with immigration and public law expertise 📢📢📢

Come work with us!

www.pilc.org.uk/jobs/

Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) and The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) have filed a complaint with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) Director over ethics breaches and unregulated legal activity

Declassified reports on the story below👇

Krissi died by suicide after being wrongly accused of fraud & continually told to pay additional charges by the DWP. Coroners are not linking the devastating impact DWP failures have on vulnerable people and her family want action. Share & donate: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/krissi

@gmlawcentre.bsky.social

Petros Elia, the General Secretary of United Voices of the World (UVW) Union, says that through collective organising, we can make wins against encroaching p... Petros Elia spoke at the Public Interest Law Centre report launch on outsourcing in the NHS.

📺 WATCH: the #NHS is one of the world’s biggest employers—but did you know that 70% of its staff are on low ‘Band 2’ wages?

@pilc-campaigns.bsky.social published a report on outsourcing in the NHS. Here's @uvwunion.bsky.social’s Petros Elia speaking at the launch. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86g...

PILC Submit Report to War Crimes Team • 10 Brits accused of Gaza war crimes as experts urge police probe all reports A team of legal experts lead by the Public Interest Law Centre, including renowned human rights barrister Michael Mansfield...

Last week, PILC and a team of barristers and researchers submitted a report to the War Crimes team to investigate 10 British nationals and evidence of their involvement in war crimes in Gaza. They must act and prosecute war criminals.

www.pilc.org.uk/blog/pilc-su...

We are proud to support the Social Action Housing Campaign who were mentioned last week on BBC morning live. There is growing support to end #EndServiceChargeAbuse

It is an important development that the National Audit Office has agreed to an initial investigation.👇

www.pilc.org.uk/blog/pilc-he...

Bell Phillips’ Southwark infill housing approval quashed after legal challenge Planning permission for a controversial council estate infill scheme in Southwark designed by Bell Phillips has been overturned in the High Court

Another successful legal challenge from PILC's gentrification project team along with committed local campaigners over a controversial development plans in southwark.

Thanks to @news.architectsjournal.co.uk for covering.

www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/bell-ph...

Bell Phillips’ Southwark infill housing approval quashed after legal challenge

Bell Phillips’ Southwark infill housing approval quashed after legal challenge

Southwark housing campaign groups are mobilising to demand a proper solution to the housing crisis in England.

The next demonstration will be at Southwark Council Offices on Wednesday 19 March, 6pm.

Read more: pilc.org.uk/blog/southwa...

PILC at Module 10 ‘Impact on Society’ of the Covid-19 Inquiry  • Allison Munroe KC (Garden Court Chambers) & Melissa Kizito (PILC) at the preliminary hearing.  PILC are representing four Core Participant groups in Module 10 of the Covid-19 Inquiry, scrutinising the...

PILC have been instructed by 4 Core Participant groups at Module 10 of the Covid Inquiry including the Justice Sector Coalition.

We aim to highlight the vital work they do and why the resilience of the justice system is everyone’s concern.

Read more👇
pilc.org.uk/blog/pilc-at...

Home Office Challenged • PILC have issued a judicial review challenge to the Home Office after it refused to grant our client, a young single mother who was brought here as a child and has lived here for over 20 years, discre...

🚨 We have issued the Home Office a judicial review challenge.

The Home Office has refused to grant our client, a young single mother who was brought here as a child, discretionary settlement.

Read more 👇

www.pilc.org.uk/blog/home-of...

Public Land sold out of Public Hands • The Whitewebbs Park sell off from Enfield Council to billionaire football team Tottenham Hotspurs for £2million passes planning hurdle. Tottenham Hotspurs’ plans to build a private training ground in ...

The Whitewebbs Park sell off from Enfield Council to billionaire football team Tottenham Hotspurs for £2million passes planning hurdle - read more 👇

pilc.org.uk/blog/public-...

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Regeneration is still Gentrification • PILC hosted their first Gentrification Project workshop on cross-subsidy estate demolition and ‘affordable housing products’ on Saturday 8th February at PILC HQ. ‘A brilliant workshop…insightful, enga...

Thanks to all who attended our training workshop on estate demolitions at the weekend.

There was unanimous agreement that Regeneration is another word for Gentrification making so-called ‘social' & ‘affordable' housing the new frontier for investors.

Read more👇
www.pilc.org.uk/blog/regener...