News: Police Misconduct

Officers cleared of misconduct over death of Sean Rigg in custody

Five police officers were cleared of all allegations concerning the death of Sean Rigg in custody over 10 years ago. ...

1st March 2019

Nicholas Yeo successfully resists Article 8 Claim brought against the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

The Applicant brought an application for judicial review of a decision by the Metropolitan Police to issue a harassment...

30th April 2018

Hugo Keith QC and Clair Dobbin in successful Article 2 judicial review

Hugo Keith QC and Clair Dobbin acted for the successful claimant in a judicial review of the decision by the Metropolitan...

13th April 2018

Northumbria officer cleared

A Northumbrian Police officer accused of assaults on CCTV upon a prisoner handcuffed to the rear by dragging feet first from...

28th February 2018

Officers cleared after ‘unprecedented and unexplained’ delays by IPCC

Two Metropolitan Police Officers were cleared of gross misconduct after "unprecedented" delays of an investigation by the...

3rd November 2017

Police officers cleared of misconduct following the death of Henry Hicks

Four police officers were cleared today of all misconduct charges relating to the death of Henry Hicks on 19.12.14. Henry...

20th October 2017

Met Police officer cleared of rape and sexual assault

Metropolitan Police Officer, Carl Blood, was acquitted of charges of rape and sexual assault following a week-long trial at...

16th October 2017

Officers cleared of gross misconduct over the death of a mental health patient

The Panel hearing the Gross Misconduct Hearing for six of the officers involved in the restraint of Olaseni Lewis at the...

10th October 2017

Policemen cleared of lying to inquest about Kingsley Burrell’s death

Three police officers have been found not guilty of lying under oath about a man who died following restraint by the police. ...

5th October 2017

Officers cleared of ABH and misconduct

Four police officers have been cleared of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and misconduct in a public office at...

17th July 2017