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Hall, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 556 (24 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence appeal by Salvadore Leroy Hall, finding 16 years’ imprisonment for violent false imprisonment, assault and firearms offences was not manifestly excessive.
The Court of Appeal Criminal Division refused leave to appeal and refused an extension of time in a conviction appeal against false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm with intent.
The Court of Appeal upheld a 16-year sentence for false imprisonment, grievous bodily harm and firearms offences, finding no error in the judge’s totality assessment.
Rochester, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 557 (24 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal Criminal Division refused leave to appeal and an extension of time. It held there were no arguable grounds and the trial in the defendant’s absence was properly conducted.
FXS (Through His Father And Litigation Friend JLM) v Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 415 (01 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal upheld battery findings over face-down restraints at a special school, but allowed the appeal on false imprisonment and quashed aggravated damages.
Court of Appeal case on restraint in a special school: face-down restraint held to be battery, towel-based room confinement held not to be false imprisonment.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Lee Metcalf’s conviction appeal, holding he was fit to be interviewed, the interview was admissible, and no intermediary was required.
Metcalf v R. [2026] EWCA Crim 412 (01 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal dismissed Lee Metcalf’s conviction appeal, holding that fresh psychiatric evidence did not show he was unfit for interview or trial, and did not make the conviction unsafe.
The court dismissed a claim for false imprisonment and assault/battery, finding the arrest lawful, necessary, properly explained, and carried out with reasonable force.
AB v Chief Constable of North Wales Police [2026] EWCC 11 (27 March 2026)
The court dismissed a false imprisonment and assault claim arising from an arrest for alleged malicious communications, finding the arrest lawful and the force reasonable.
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