Daniel Machover
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Partner at https://www.hickmanandrose.co.uk - police actions, inquest & international justice expert. Board member INQUEST, Legal Action Worldwide & Makan. Views expressed are my own.
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80 leading legal scholars, solicitors, and barristers have signed this letter to the Home Secretary & Attorney General criticising the proposed changes to protest law.
If you are a legal scholar or practitioner based in Britain, please consider adding your name
If you are a legal scholar or practitioner based in Britain, please consider adding your name
Over 70 legal scholars and practitioners have signed an open letter opposing the governments proposed
"cumulative impact" measure, as an unwarranted attack on the right to protest - if you wish to add your name to the letter you can do so here: forms.gle/VXhwMtwhZhof...
"cumulative impact" measure, as an unwarranted attack on the right to protest - if you wish to add your name to the letter you can do so here: forms.gle/VXhwMtwhZhof...
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
80 leading legal scholars, solicitors, and barristers have signed this letter to the Home Secretary & Attorney General criticising the proposed changes to protest law.
If you are a legal scholar or practitioner based in Britain, please consider adding your name
If you are a legal scholar or practitioner based in Britain, please consider adding your name
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Wealthy polluting states want Cop30 to be business as usual… read my explainer on the landmark ICJ climate ruling on why this would be a violation of international law
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
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November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Wealthy polluting states want Cop30 to be business as usual… read my explainer on the landmark ICJ climate ruling on why this would be a violation of international law
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen...
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚨 Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta describes evidence of systematic organ theft from Palestinian bodies recently returned from Israeli custody, saying hearts, lungs, kidneys, and corneas were surgically removed from those killed in Gaza. He noted surgical cuts and stitching from the chest to the abdomen...
Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC | New Law Journal | The leading weekly legal magazine www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/trib...
Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, andNLJcolumnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years
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November 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC | New Law Journal | The leading weekly legal magazine www.newlawjournal.co.uk/content/trib...
legalactionworldwide.org/global-news/... - Please read this wonderful personal & professional tribute to the superb & inspirational Geoffrey Bindman by Antonia Mulvey of LAW. Condolences to his family & to his colleagues at the firm that carries his name & is one of his many legacies.
A Tribute to Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC – Legal Action Worldwide
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November 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
legalactionworldwide.org/global-news/... - Please read this wonderful personal & professional tribute to the superb & inspirational Geoffrey Bindman by Antonia Mulvey of LAW. Condolences to his family & to his colleagues at the firm that carries his name & is one of his many legacies.
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These figures demonstrate the inherently destructive nature of prisons, with deaths on the sharp end.
To end the vicious cycle of harm, the government must invest in community alternatives such as welfare, housing, and specialist drug and alcohol services to ensure people's needs are met.
To end the vicious cycle of harm, the government must invest in community alternatives such as welfare, housing, and specialist drug and alcohol services to ensure people's needs are met.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
These figures demonstrate the inherently destructive nature of prisons, with deaths on the sharp end.
To end the vicious cycle of harm, the government must invest in community alternatives such as welfare, housing, and specialist drug and alcohol services to ensure people's needs are met.
To end the vicious cycle of harm, the government must invest in community alternatives such as welfare, housing, and specialist drug and alcohol services to ensure people's needs are met.
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The latest Safety in Custody statistics show that in the 12 months to September 2025, there were 411 deaths in prison custody, an increase of 30% in the previous 12 months.
Of these, 96 deaths were self-inflicted, an increase from the 88 self-inflicted deaths in the previous 12 months.
Of these, 96 deaths were self-inflicted, an increase from the 88 self-inflicted deaths in the previous 12 months.
Safety in custody: quarterly update to June 2025
Quarterly update on deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales. Annual detailed data on assaults and self-harm in prison custody.
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The latest Safety in Custody statistics show that in the 12 months to September 2025, there were 411 deaths in prison custody, an increase of 30% in the previous 12 months.
Of these, 96 deaths were self-inflicted, an increase from the 88 self-inflicted deaths in the previous 12 months.
Of these, 96 deaths were self-inflicted, an increase from the 88 self-inflicted deaths in the previous 12 months.
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Last week the Home Office announced new rules that will make it even harder to hold police officers accountable following use of force & misconduct.
Instead of listening to those bereaved by police violence, the Home Office is parroting the police lobby.
This will lead to more impunity & injustice
Instead of listening to those bereaved by police violence, the Home Office is parroting the police lobby.
This will lead to more impunity & injustice
New rules will allow police misusing force in England and Wales to ‘walk away scot-free’
Critics say boosting protections for officers at misconduct cases, introduced after fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, will undermine rule of law
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Last week the Home Office announced new rules that will make it even harder to hold police officers accountable following use of force & misconduct.
Instead of listening to those bereaved by police violence, the Home Office is parroting the police lobby.
This will lead to more impunity & injustice
Instead of listening to those bereaved by police violence, the Home Office is parroting the police lobby.
This will lead to more impunity & injustice
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A coalition of journalists and media lawyers have warned Shabana Mahmood that government plans to give anonymity to firearms officers facing criminal charges will damage public confidence in policing and fuel online misinformation.
We echo their call to the home secretary to think again.
We echo their call to the home secretary to think again.
Anonymity for firearms officers will harm public confidence, Shabana Mahmood told
Senior media figures say hiding names of those facing trial would ‘ride roughshod over the principles of open justice’
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October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A coalition of journalists and media lawyers have warned Shabana Mahmood that government plans to give anonymity to firearms officers facing criminal charges will damage public confidence in policing and fuel online misinformation.
We echo their call to the home secretary to think again.
We echo their call to the home secretary to think again.
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@dmachover.bsky.social "It appears that the only voices that count are those of police officers who seem unable to accept the need to be held fully accountable for their use of force.”
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INQUEST responds to Home Office proposals which further undermine police accountability
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October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
@dmachover.bsky.social "It appears that the only voices that count are those of police officers who seem unable to accept the need to be held fully accountable for their use of force.”
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The International Court of Justice just dealt genocidal Israel another major legal blow.
Four highlights from its ruling today ⬇️
Four highlights from its ruling today ⬇️
October 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The International Court of Justice just dealt genocidal Israel another major legal blow.
Four highlights from its ruling today ⬇️
Four highlights from its ruling today ⬇️
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IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
IF THIS IS NOT HOSTAGE TAKING, WHAT IS? Israel refuses to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who insisted on staying with his patients in his bombed hospital even after his own son was murdered. Since then he has been held in one of Israel's torture facilities.
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CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.
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Victim cannot sue authorities after abuser told new address - BBC News share.google/r7bi0mAIdIRs...
Victim cannot sue authorities after abuser told new address - BBC News
The Court of Appeal rules both the CPS and Sussex Police are protected by immunity.
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October 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Victim cannot sue authorities after abuser told new address - BBC News share.google/r7bi0mAIdIRs...
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Reminder that if people resist expulsion on human rights grounds it’s almost invariably because a) they’d be subjected to torture or similar b) they’re extremely ill & wouldn’t get treatment or c) their children would suffer serious long term harm. The Tories think all these things are fine
UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says
The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reminder that if people resist expulsion on human rights grounds it’s almost invariably because a) they’d be subjected to torture or similar b) they’re extremely ill & wouldn’t get treatment or c) their children would suffer serious long term harm. The Tories think all these things are fine
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'Putin is a war criminal. That will never change’, states IBA Executive Director, Dr Mark Ellis in an interview with Yuliia Akymova and Kateryna Danishevska for RBC Ukraine.
Read the article here: newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/pu...
Read the article here: newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/pu...
'Putin is a war criminal. That will never change.' Interview with Mark Ellis
Read more
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October 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
'Putin is a war criminal. That will never change’, states IBA Executive Director, Dr Mark Ellis in an interview with Yuliia Akymova and Kateryna Danishevska for RBC Ukraine.
Read the article here: newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/pu...
Read the article here: newsukraine.rbc.ua/interview/pu...
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Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
October 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Joining the other fantastic firms in Tier 1 is a tribute to the breadth & depth of the work in this field & commitment to securing justice for clients on the part of my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues supported by past & present trainees & paralegals & working as a team with specialist barristers.
Very proud of the Top Tier criminal defence team @Hickmanandrose.co.uk and the great tributes to Ben Rose, Jenny Wiltshire, Kate Goold, Peter Csemiczky & Rose Davies Commander as to their indefatigable efforts for their clients.
The firm’s “extremely effective” Serious & General Crime team is delighted to maintain its top tier ranking.
The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
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The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Very proud of the Top Tier criminal defence team @Hickmanandrose.co.uk and the great tributes to Ben Rose, Jenny Wiltshire, Kate Goold, Peter Csemiczky & Rose Davies Commander as to their indefatigable efforts for their clients.
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Some highly deserved accolades for my fantastic @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues working on complex regulatory and white collar crime cases
Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again as one of the country’s leading law firms by the Legal 500.
"at the top of the field in white collar crime, a stable of superb lawyers who have been in all the big cases, and really fight for their clients."
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"at the top of the field in white collar crime, a stable of superb lawyers who have been in all the big cases, and really fight for their clients."
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some highly deserved accolades for my fantastic @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleagues working on complex regulatory and white collar crime cases
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The firm’s Civil Department, now included in Tier 1 for ‘Civil Liberties & Human Rights, is made up of “a very strong public law and civil liberties team” with “exceptional dedication to their clients and first-class subject-matter expertise”.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The firm’s Civil Department, now included in Tier 1 for ‘Civil Liberties & Human Rights, is made up of “a very strong public law and civil liberties team” with “exceptional dedication to their clients and first-class subject-matter expertise”.
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
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The firm’s “extremely effective” Serious & General Crime team is delighted to maintain its top tier ranking.
The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
October 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The firm’s “extremely effective” Serious & General Crime team is delighted to maintain its top tier ranking.
The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner.
www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...
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As Shami Chakrabarti says in this piece, international human rights law has never protected people from expulsion just because they’d face worse healthcare or prison conditions.
Obviously there’s no way Starmer doesn’t also know this, despite clearly implying here that it does.
So >
Obviously there’s no way Starmer doesn’t also know this, despite clearly implying here that it does.
So >
PM wants to change how international law used in asylum cases
The UK needs to
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October 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As Shami Chakrabarti says in this piece, international human rights law has never protected people from expulsion just because they’d face worse healthcare or prison conditions.
Obviously there’s no way Starmer doesn’t also know this, despite clearly implying here that it does.
So >
Obviously there’s no way Starmer doesn’t also know this, despite clearly implying here that it does.
So >