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ALK & Anor v The Chief Constable of Surrey Police [2025] EWHC 1964 (KB) (28 July 2025)
The High Court allowed an appeal in false imprisonment claims, holding that Surrey Police unlawfully arrested two officers by failing to consider voluntary interview as an alternative.
Searson & Anor v Chief Constable of Nottingham Constabulary [2025] EWHC 1982 (KB) (25 July 2025)
Police appeal partly allowed: the second claimant’s detention was unlawful after a defective review under s40 PACE, but damages were nominal and other claims failed.
Carr v Chief Constable of Kent Constabulary [2024] EWHC 3120 (KB) (05 December 2024)
Appeal permission decision in a police tort claim. Permission to appeal was refused on grounds 1-6 and granted on grounds 7-9 relating to detention on 4 January 2016.
Andrews v The Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary [2022] EWHC 3162 (KB) (12 December 2022)
Appeal from dismissal of claims arising from arrest and detention for attempted child abduction. The High Court held the arrest, detention, and reviews were lawful.
Owens v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2021] EWHC 3119 (QB) (11 November 2021)
The High Court held that the pleaded search was not an “intimate search” under PACE section 65 because it lacked physical intrusion into a body orifice.
Magee & Anor v Derbyshire Police [2020] EWHC 3569 (QB) (23 December 2020)
High Court appeal over arrest, detention, and force used during a burglary investigation. The court upheld the jury-based rulings and dismissed the appeal.
Magee & Anor v Derbyshire Police [2020] EWHC 3569 (QB) (23 December 2020)
High Court appeal over police arrest, detention, and force claims arising from a burglary investigation was dismissed, save for a small false imprisonment award already made.
Pile v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2020] EWHC 2472 (QB) (18 September 2020)
The High Court dismissed Ms Pile’s appeal over police removing her soiled clothing while drunk in custody, finding the response lawful, proportionate, and not a privacy breach.
Manchester Police, R (On the Application Of) v Hookway & Anor [2011] EWHC 1578 (Admin) (19 May 2011)
The High Court held that a warrant of further detention under PACE could not be extended after the statutory maximum had passed, even if the suspect had been bailed.
C, R (on the application of) v "A" Magistrates' Court [2006] EWHC 2352 (Admin) (26 September 2006)
Judicial review challenging a search warrant, arrest, and ongoing Operation Ore investigation was dismissed. The court found the warrant and investigation lawful, though the paperwork was careless.
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