Amy is recommended in police law by Chambers & Partners.

 "Amy Street, who is singled out for her expertise in human rights cases relating to police law. She acted as a junior to Beggs in Francis v Thames Valley Police, which was a successful defence to allegations of gratuitous attacks and racism by officers." Chambers and Partners 2012

"Bright, keen and extremely user-friendly," Amy Street is likewise a recognised figure rising to prominence in the field. She has particular expertise in human rights law as it applies to police law, civil actions, judicial review and disciplinary cases.'....Chambers and Partners 2011

Amy Street is viewed as “a straight down the line, no-nonsense advocate, who is building a highly impressive practice.” She focuses on judicial reviews and also represents many forces in civil actions and disciplinary work. As an indication of the strides she is making, she appeared in the Austin v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis case. Chambers and Partners 2010

 'Amy Street has been identified as a name to watch.' Chambers & Partners 2009

Amy is frequently instructed in cases with complex legal issues. She has a substantial High Court practice. Most of her work involves acting for or against public bodies. Her police law practice includes:

Civil actions

Judicial review

Complaints and misconduct / performance etc: All aspects, with special expertise and interest in the legal issues; in judicial review; and acting as legal advisor to police misconduct panels.

Police constitutional arrangements including police authorities

Human rights: All aspects, with particular expertise in Article 5 ECHR (deprivation of liberty) in the context of public order (“containment” or “kettling” of a crowd).

Information law: The legal aspects of obtaining, disclosing and withholding information. 

Policy advice

Operational advice: Including giving advice directly to chief officers.

Inquests / inquiries 

Overlap with medical and mental health law: Expertise in the medical and mental health issues which the police may encounter.

Junior counsel for the Metropolitan Police, led by David Pannick QC and John Beggs QC, in two leading appellate human rights authorities in the public order context:

R (Laporte) v Gloucestershire Police and others [2007] 2 AC 105: Judicial review concerning police action to prevent a breach of the peace at RAF Fairford, including the forced return to London of coach-loads of anti-war protesters.  

Austin & Saxby v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2008] 2 WLR 415 (CA) [2009] 1 AC 564 (HL) : Claim concerning the containment of a crowd by the police to prevent public disorder at Oxford Circus in 2001. Issues included whether this was a deprivation of liberty under Article 5 ECHR. Metropolitan Police successfully defended claim up to House of Lords.

Other
 
R (Ferriday) v Chief Constable of Gwent Police [2009] EWHC 2083 (Admin): Judicial review concerning the dismissal of a probationary constable under regulation 13 of the Police Regulations 2003. Issues included the force’s alleged failure to follow its policy. Junior counsel for the (successful) Chief Constable - led by John Beggs QC. 

Further unreported examples

• Instructed by a police force in relation to the use of section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (direction to individual posing a risk of alcohol-related crime or disorder to leave a locality), both in judicial review proceedings and to advise upon and redraft the force’s policy.
• Advising a police force in relation to an “Osman” type claim for damages under Article 2 ECHR. The claimant had been stabbed by a former colleague. The claim alleged that the force had failed to take appropriate action on receiving information from a psychiatrist reporting that the perpetrator (who was a patient of his) had made threats to kill the claimant.
• Advising a police force on its strategy for addressing the problems caused by a serial complainant, both in its dealings with the complainant and her husband, and with the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
• Urgent telephone conference with a force solicitor and a Chief Constable as to an appropriate response to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, concerning the type of investigation required where Article 3 ECHR (inhuman and degrading treatment) was in issue.
• Instructed to represent a police force in a forthcoming month-long civil action jury trial.
• Advising a police force on legal powers in relation to a flu pandemic.
• Advising a police force on an application to obtain the products of an abortion where incest was suspected.
• Advising and representing a police force in an urgent application to the Court of Protection in relation to an unconscious assault victim. The police wanted a forensic pathologist to examine the patient’s wounds to obtain evidence in relation to the assault. The hospital refused access without a court order. 
  

Amy was a guest on Unreliable Evidence, Clive Anderson’s legal discussion programme on Radio 4. In the light of her experience representing the Metropolitan Police in Austin & Saxby she was invited to discuss “Law and Protest” with Lord Hoffmann and others shortly after the G20 protests in 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kfgcz/Unreliable_Evidence_The_Law_and_Protest/

She now acts as a legal adviser to the programme.