Another day, another successful challenge by a police force of the findings of a police conduct panel. Thankfully, this case at least gives the writer an excuse to descend into gun or shooting based puns in an attempt to lighten the mood. That is despite the case generating a feeling of both weary familiarity and […]
“What’s the difference between a multimillionaire new club owner and human rights? Only some people get them…” Introduction That observation was but one pithy analysis of many. Such observations were duly doing the rounds on the Internet and social media, following the recent £305 million Saudi Arabian backed PIF sovereign wealth fund takeover of Newcastle […]
Chief Constable Nottinghamshire Police v Police Appeals Tribunal ((Police Sergeant Jonathan Flint Interested Party) [2021] EWHC 1248 (Admin) Introduction On 12 May the Administrative Court handed down judgment in The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police v Police Appeals Tribunal. As I had done below at the Police Appeals Tribunal (“PAT”), and throughout the original police […]
Introduction The Court of Appeal has recently delivered an interesting and potentially very significant judgment in the case of Officer W80. The case concerned the use of force by a police officer and whether misconduct proceedings could subsequently be instituted against him on the basis of his honestly held but mistaken belief. Facts The facts […]
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