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Civil Actions Involving the Police
Mark specialises in all areas of civil claims involving the police including assault, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and misfeasance. He has also advised in a number of negligence cases involving issues such as liability for road traffic accidents, personal injury and failure to protect an informant. Mark has considerable experience of jury and judge alone trials.
Police Misconduct and Performance
Mark regularly advises and acts as presenting counsel for numerous Forces. He has considerable experience of a wide range of misconduct and performance issues (both on and off duty) including corruption, sexual harassment, drug taking, assaults, deaths in custody and misuse of sensitive information. Mark also regularly appears before the Police Appeals Tribunal. He is also an experienced Legal Adviser to Misconduct Panels.
Inquests and Public Inquiries
Mark has considerable experience of Coroner’s Inquests where the death has followed police contact. He has acted for Forces involving deaths in custody, deaths following vehicle pursuits and deaths arising from ‘excited delirium’. Mark also appeared before the Bichard Inquiry in 2004.
Judicial review
Mark has represented Forces in a wide variety of judicial review cases concerning a wide variety of issues including disclosure of documents for use at a Coroner’s Inquest, interpretation of S.37A PACE, challenge to an IPCC decision not to uphold an appeal, challenge to an IPCC decision to grant a dispensation and sufficiency of a police investigation.
Employment
Mark also has experience of dealing with police employment issues, particularly where there is overlap with misconduct issues. He has experience of cases involving sex, race and disability discrimination concerning both police and civilian staff.
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