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The High Court dismissed claims arising from a police encounter with an armed, agitated man, holding the officers’ use of force, arrest process, and pre-handcuffing conduct were lawful.
Curwen v Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary [2026] EWHC 115 (KB) (23 January 2026)
The High Court considered claims arising from a police encounter involving Taser use, PAVA spray, and detention. It rejected false imprisonment but upheld liability on force-related claims.
Appeal partly allowed: the Second Claimant’s detention was unlawful for 2 hours 14 minutes because the s40 PACE review lacked required consultation.
Application for a retrial refused in a Crown Court murder/manslaughter case after the court held that asking a child suspect for a phone PIN was lawful.
The High Court dismissed Paul Andrews’ appeal, holding that police had reasonable grounds to suspect attempted child abduction and that his detention was lawful.
High Court appeal over police arrest, detention, and handcuffing in a burglary incident was dismissed. The judge’s decision to leave key issues to the jury was upheld.
The High Court dismissed Ms Pile’s appeal, holding police lawfully removed her contaminated clothing in custody for hygiene and safety reasons and no Article 8 breach arose.
Intertrade Wholesale Ltd & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Revenue And Customs & Anor [2018] EWHC 3046 (Admin) (09 November 2018)
The High Court refused renewed permission for judicial review of HMRC search warrants and related arrests, finding no arguable non-disclosure or PACE breach.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Charlton and Ali’s appeals against conviction arising from the Karen Price murder case, rejecting claims of unsafe conviction and abuse of process.
Charlton & Anor v R [2016] EWCA Crim 52 (08 March 2016)
The Court of Appeal quashed Alan Charlton and Idris Ali’s convictions after reviewing new material about police conduct, witness handling, and confession evidence.
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