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Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex [2006] EWCA Civ 1085 - damages claim arising out of police shooting of James Ashley, considered the ambit of self-defence in an assault claim and ingredients of misfeasance in a public office
Austin & Saxby v Commission of Police of the Metropolis (2005) HRLR 20 - police powers to detain protestors short of arresting them. To be heard by the Court of Appeal in early 2007
Butchart v Home Office [2006] EWCA Civ 239 - duty of care owed to those detained in custody to take reasonable steps to avoid them being caused psychiatric injury
Alder v Chief Constable of Humberside [2006] EWCA Civ 1741 - race discrimination claim under Race Relations Act 1976 could encompass way family of Christopher Alder treated in relation to decisions whether to prosecute police officers over his death
G v West Yorkshire Police & Director for Public Prosecutions QBD 21/12/06 - legality of detention in police station pending charging decision by Crown Prosecution Service
R (M) v Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council QBD 14/03/06 - local authority duty under Children Act to provide accommodation in response to police request pursuant to section 38 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Hurst [2005] 1 WLR 3892 - retrospective application of section 3 Human Rights Act 1998 in relation to resuming an inquest. To be heard by the House of Lords in early 2007.
O'Brien v Chief Constable of South Wales [2005] 2 AC 534 - House of Lords' decision re use of evidence of officers' previous misconduct as similar fact evidence in malicious prosecution claims
Brooks v Commissioner of Metropolitan Police [2005] 1 WLR 1495 - House of Lords' decision re duties of care owed by police to victims of crime in context of negligence claim brought by Stephen Lawrence's friend
R (Green) v Police Complaints Authority [2004] 2 All ER 209 - House of Lords decision re disclosure to complainants of material gathered in investigation of police complaint
Paul v Chief Constable of Humberside [2004] EWCA Civ 308 - using inferences to establish officers' bad faith for claims in false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
R v South Yorkshire Police ex parte S & Marper [2004] 1 WLR 2196 HL - retention of DNA samples by police where suspects not prosecuted
Farquharson v Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police [2003] 31 January, Central London County Court - highest damages award in a civil action against the police case
R (Amin) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2003] 3 WLR 1169 - State's duty to investigate deaths in custody pursuant to article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights
R (O'Brien) v Independent Assessor [2004] EWCA Civ 1035 - assessment of compensation for wrongful convictions paid by the Home Office under section 133 Criminal Justice Act 1988 and / or the ex gratia scheme
