‘Police repeatedly failed to protect a disabled Iranian refugee as neighbours waged a violent seven-year campaign of hate that culminated in his murder by a misguided vigilante, a report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The courts have given another judgment, Ahmed v Crown Prosecution Service [2017] EWHC 1272 (Admin), which helps the police in considering what actions fall within the execution of their duty. In short, where a police officer genuinely and reasonably believes that they are authorised by a court order to arrest a person for breach of an injunction and that the person is in breach of it, they will be acting in the course of their duty if they arrest that person. Even where there is no valid injunction. Sort of.’
UK Police Law Blog, 1st July 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘Police forces in England and Wales are relaxing checks on hundreds of sex offenders living in the community who are assessed to be low risk. Police say the “tailored approach” applies to people who have not reoffended for three years.’
BBC News, 29th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The David Hare screenplay for the recent film Denial contains the following advice to the client: ‘stay seated, button your lip, and win.’ This article seeks to plot a path for advocates to winning in large scale discrimination claims in the employment tribunal, based on the writer’s long experience of the ET and, more recently, briefs to act for the respondents in two high stakes cases, AB -v- A Chief Constable[i] and Aubrey -v- The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police[ii]. The suggested lessons apply to all types of large-scale claim in the ET.’
UK Police Law Blog, 27th June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
A woman who was stabbed by her stalker has dismissed a police apology as “meaningless”.
BBC News, 29th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The families of the Hillsborough victims have hailed the “beginning of the end” in their 28-year struggle for justice following the decision to prosecute the match day police commander over 95 deaths.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A decision on whether individuals and organisations will face criminal charges over the Hillsborough disaster will be announced later.’
BBC News, 28th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The David Hare screenplay for the recent film Denial contains the following advice to the client: “stay seated, button your lip, and win.” This article seeks to plot a path for advocates to winning in large scale discrimination claims in the employment tribunal, based on the writer’s long experience of the ET and, more recently, briefs to act for the respondents in two high stakes cases, AB -v- A Chief Constable[i] and Aubrey -v- The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police[ii]. The suggested lessons apply to all types of large-scale claim in the ET.’
UK Police Law Blog, 27th June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘Mothers are the “unseen force” behind so-called honour-based abuse, inflicting violence on their daughters, a study has found. Research by Rachael Aplin, a criminologist from Leeds Beckett University, said this was often unrecognised by police.’
BBC News, 27th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A series of NHS and police failings led to the brutal murder of a woman by a psychiatric patient, a report has found.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Criminal charges could be brought against police officers for smearing the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, it emerged today.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The debate on whether there is a difference between honesty and integrity continues apace in Rhys Williams v Solicitors Regulatory Authority [2017] EWHC 1478 (Admin). I expressed my opinion here that there was a material difference between the two and that the decision of Mostyn J in Malins v Solicitors Regulatory Authority [2017] EWHC 835 (Admin), that the two were synonymous, was not correct – at least for the purposes of the Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012. The Divisional Court (the President of the QBD presiding) has now similarly deprecated it.’
UK Police Law Blog, 21st June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘An investigation into evidence given to the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry will only be concluded after a separate corruption investigation is completed, the police watchdog has announced.’
BBC News, 20th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A trans woman has won “substantial” damages after police stripped her and sprayed her in the face with mace, forcing her to wash her eyes out with toilet water.’
The Independent, 20th June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A CPS spokesperson said: “In December 2016, the CPS received a file from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) relating to the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker on 11 December 2015.”‘
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th June 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘On the 27th April 2017 the Criminal Finance Act (‘CFA 2017’) received Royal Assent. The Criminal Finance Act 2017 ushers in wide-ranging reforms to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA 2002’). This article is part of a series of short comment pieces highlighting some of the main changes the CFA 2017 makes. It also covers issues related to Barnaby’s previous piece which set out some of the changes the Criminal Finance Bill enacted.’
Drystone Chambers, 30th May 2017
Source: drystone.com
‘It sometimes vexes police lawyers – how the police can be a prosecutor for the purpose of malicious prosecution when it is the Crown Prosecution Service that makes the decision to prosecute. Further, it has not always been easy to identify what acts of officers can result in liability for misfeasance in a public office. In Rees v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2017] EWHC 273 (QB), Mitting J explained both of these – disagreeing with some previous cases and explaining others.’
UK Police Law Blog, 7th June 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘The recent decision of the High Court upon an application for judicial review of a Police Medical Appeals Board (‘PMAB’) decision in the case of R (Fisher) v (1) Chief Constable of Northumbria (2) PMAB [2017] EWHC 455 (Admin) highlights the pitfalls in the assessment of a former officer’s uninjured earning capacity when reviewing the level of an injury pension under regulation 37 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006.’
UK Police Law Blog, 31st May 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘A policeman who groped a teenage girl and sent “flirtatious” texts to another has been told he faces a jail sentence.’
BBC News, 24th May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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