Legal Update


Border police get new Schedule 3 powers to question suspected spies
(09/06/20) Code of practice laid before Parliament as part of response to Salisbury nerve agent attacks.

The Brief: a legal scrutiny of the force used upon George Floyd
(08/06/20) American police departments do not appear to have learned from their own lessons on the dangers of positional asphyxia say our resident specialist police barristers.

The Brief: notable decisions Part III
(29/05/20) In the third part of a focus on recent cases of interest our resident specialist police barristers examine the thorny issue of officers conferring in death in custody cases and the use of force to remove suspects from vehicles.

Federation launches compensation claim over pension changes
(15/05/20) The Police Federation has launched its own class action against the government over the controversial pension reforms.