Claire Powell

International Solicitor at Leigh Day
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[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

The BBC reports on China's "campaign of harassment and intimidation" towards Sheffield Hallam University to get it to shut down research.

A ban on Professor Laura Murphy's research into forced labour has now been reversed after the university recognised its failure to protect academic freedom.

Murphy is represented by Leigh Day's Tessa Gregory and @ClairePowell94.

https://t.co/NOywbgMUNZ

[Harriet Wistrich @HWistrich]

This is brilliant news -
No women should be investigated by or criminalised because of the desperate circumstance they may find themselves in which end with a late termination of pregnancy https://t.co/TnRpm19jz9

[Claire Powell @ClairePowell94]

Great piece by @sima_kotecha.
A privilege to act, but horrific that platforms and perpetrators can act with impunity. As our client says, the language of 'revenge porn' and victim blaming must end and "action taken to tackle the misogyny that allows these crimes to take place"

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

Tessa Gregory and @ClairePowell94 are helping a woman whose nude images were posted online without her consent to call on media regulator Ofcom to take action using its powers under the Online Safety Act.
https://t.co/eXOp4Fe3aA

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

The Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory has found that Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers held for over three years on Diego Garcia were unlawfully detained, @BBCNews reports.

Solicitors @tom_short_ld, Tessa Gregory, @ClairePowell94 and Josh Munt represent.

https://t.co/lQTJ2QO8ju

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

Court of Appeal confirms allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions at factories making products for Dyson can be heard in UK.

The claims brought by migrant workers allege forced labour and dangerous conditions at two Malaysian factories.

https://t.co/0AJwzjfE6j

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

As reported by The Guardian, dozens of people stranded 'in hellish conditions' for over three years on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have arrived in the UK.

Tessa Gregory, @tom_short_ld, @ClairePowell94 and Josh Munt represent.

https://t.co/XEsKu7vKDn

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

Asylum seekers who have been held for more than three years on the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia will be offered the opportunity to transfer to the UK

@tom_short_LD, @ClairePowell94, Tessa Gregory and Josh Munt represent.

https://t.co/wSHXpBKrQU

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

.@BBCNews reports on the offer of transfer to the UK for migrants stranded on the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia.

@Tom_Short_LD, @ClairePowell94, Tessa Gregory and Josh Munt represent.

https://t.co/CiztCsDIMy

[Amnesty Tech @AmnestyTech]

👀#Pegasus spyware isn’t just surveillance—it’s a weapon against women human rights defenders. As Mus describes: “Its capability is unstoppable. They extracted our information but we haven’t seen how our data is used, so I have still not felt its real power.”

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

The British Indian Ocean Territory Court of Appeal has upheld the granting of bail to 47 asylum seekers stranded for nearly three years on military base island of Diego Garcia. @tom_short_ld @ClairePowell94 and Tessa Gregory represent
https://t.co/4WxauXj871

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

A great article about our amazing client Carol - we are pleased to have played a small part in her journey to get justice.

https://t.co/4JfnZucXCb

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

Tessa Gregory, partner at Leigh Day, representing some of the Tamils, said: “This is a group of extremely vulnerable individuals who fled their country seeking only safety and freedom.”
https://t.co/ZXsQMkyjLQ

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

Commissioner of British Indian Ocean Territory has asked UK Government to immediately remove to the UK asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, where their children are at risk. Many represented by Tessa Gregory @tom_short_ld @ClairePowell94 with Josh Munt
https://t.co/bezX9cadLR

[Joshua Rozenberg @JoshuaRozenberg]

US blocks British judge

She is told she would be refused food if she visits Diego Garcia

New post, free to read: https://t.co/cZtEMsfZ4R

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

BYE #RWANDASCHEME👋This win belongs to everyone, including survivors of exploitation, who have relentlessly campaigned against this cruel plan.

📢It's time for action. The new govt must urgently rebuild our broken immigration system to place people and their rights at its core.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

US blocks British court from British territory https://t.co/JOHLftZpxN

[GLAN | Global Legal Action Network @GLAN_LAW]

BREAKING: This. Is. Huge. We have resoundingly WON our appeal with @UyghurCongress against the National Crime Agency (NCA) - and this decision will have massive consequences for high street retail giants trading and importing forced labour goods. 1/

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

The Supreme Court has ruled that planning permission for fossil fuel production should not be granted unless the climate impact of the project has been properly assessed. @RowWilliamSmith, @CarolDa72715987 and @juliaaeriksen represent https://t.co/f6LmS12ovE

[Centre for Women's Justice @centreWJ]

We're delighted the High Court have awarded damages to Ella Janneh, after finding that sex therapist Mike Lousada sexually assaulted her during ‘therapy’ sessions.

https://t.co/aKkdMyqArr

@LeighDay_Law

[Leigh Day @LeighDay_Law]

A judge ruled there was “no doubt” that Ella Janneh's account of rape and sexual assault by sex therapist Mike Lousada was true and awarded her over £200,000 in damages. Ella is represented by @catrubens
https://t.co/yuzwb0gNjY