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Police law (claimant)

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Garden Court Chambers

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With a focus on representing vulnerable and marginalised clients, Garden Court Chambers is recommended for expertise in a variety of police law cases, including those related to false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and failure to investigate. Stephen Simblet KC was instructed in R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Home Department, a judicial review challenge to police powers to eject traveller encampments. Jodie Blackstock acts in a claim against the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary, arising for failure to investigate a reported rape for over a year and then delayed referral to the CPS for a charging decision. Stephen Clark represented a claimant in a case of negligence, arguing that the police breached a duty of care to prevent the abduction of the claimant’s child to Brazil by his partner.
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  • 'The clerks are attentive and good.'
  • 'The clerks are helpful and respond quickly to enquiries.'
  • 'GC are an excellent chambers in relation to police actions and other civil liberties work'
  • 'The set has an excellent set of police action lawyers.'
  • 'Great - especially in relation to disability access and providing excellent training.'

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