Actions against The Police

As the police have the power to detain, imprison or prosecute, we may be able to help you in your complaint or claim. We are able to help in most types of complaints or claims against the police.

However, we cannot assist in the following matters unless there is serious wrongdoing or abuse of power:-

• • Simple negligence only
• • Loss of property or damage to goods only
• • Clinical negligence only
• • Simple personal injury.
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• We can help you if you have suffered as a result of police conduct in following:-

• • Professional negligence
• • Malicious prosecution (evidence of Assault malice needed)
• • Rape
• • Property intentionally lost/destroyed
• • Sexual assault
• • Significant breach of Human Rights
• • Serious wrongdoing
• • False imprisonment
• • Serious abuse of power or position
• • Interference with goods
• • Wrongful arrest
• • Personal injury
• • Trespass to property/land
• • A loved one has died in custody
• • Discrimination.
• • Dealt with dishonestly, illegally or with bad faith (misfeasance).

Funding

Legal Aid

Legal Aid is available in the form of Legal Help if you are on certain benefits such as Income Support; Income-Based Jobseekers Allowance or Guaranteed Credit.

If you are not on these benefits then it is means tested, for more information please contact us.

However, Legal Help can only cover initial work under the Legal Services Commission (LSC) Advice & Assistance Scheme and it is limited to a few hours worth of work.

If we are to proceed further to Court proceedings, then we need to apply either for an Investigative Help Certificate or a Full Representation Certificate. For more information, please contact us, as there are a lot of complex means and merits requirements that have been placed by the Legal Services Commission (LSC).

CFA (Conditional Fee Arrangement)

We are sorry but we are not able to provide any CFA funding for any Actions against the Police cases.

Private Paying

We may be able to take your case on a private paying basis. For more information please contact us.

Areas of Legal Expertise

• Actions Against the Police
• Actions Against the Probation Service
• Actions against Local Authorities
• Actions against Private Hospitals
• Abuse
• Inquests

Civil Actions Team

• Aqsa Ahmed
• Philip Rooke
• Raj Devitt
• Rochelle White
• Sajid Malik
• Uche Osemeke