Posts Categorized: News
John Broadhurst found not guilty of attacking Natalie Connolly
Jim Meyer, a Partner at Tuckers Solicitors, represented John Broadhurst, who was acquitted of the murder and assault of Natalie Connolly by a jury sitting at Birmingham Crown Court on 11/12/2018 . The acquittal followed a 4 week trial when, at the close of its case, the prosecution conceded that there had been no unlawful… Read more »
Computer hacking
We have seen hacking in the news a great deal over the last couple of years, for example in the context of the 2016 US Presidential elections and in connection with the extradition case for the hacker Lauri Love. At the other end of the spectrum there are cases involving police officers unlawfully accessing police… Read more »
Happy Birthday to the Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act is 20 years old this year. Its name is often used in vain, “it’s against my human rights!” or blamed for something that probably isn’t to do with the Act at all. The Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms to which everyone in the UK is entitled. Where did… Read more »
Stop and Search
Recently due to the rise in murders and serious crimes of violence involving the use of knives, particularly in London, there has been a lot of media attention surrounding the use of police power to stop and search people. So, what are the relevant powers? Section 1 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 This is… Read more »
The “Gangs Matrix”
What is the matrix? After the London riots in 2011 the Metropolitan Police put together the Gangs Matrix where they kept hold of the information of anyone considered to be a “person of interest”. The Metropolitan Police would take actions such as looking at these persons social media posts along with looking at their previous… Read more »
What Next for Sally?
On coronation street last week the jury returned guilty verdicts in the case of R v Sally Metcalfe, after being caught up in an array of crimes including fraud, money laundering and bribery. As weekly viewers will know, Sally was a pawn in Duncan’s deceiving plan to divert blame elsewhere. Her fate now lies in… Read more »
Elaine McDonalds wins damages for Claimant following jury trial
Elaine Macdonald of Tuckers Solicitors’ Police Action Department represented the successful Claimant, Mr O’Connor, in a week long jury trial at Central London County Court which concluded on 23 November 2018. Mr O’Connor was stopped and searched in south London in June 2013. During the incident he was CS sprayed, kneed in the groin and… Read more »
Restorative Justice
What is it? Restorative Justice (or RJ) may be used instead of a caution or conviction or alongside a sentence in order to force an offender to face up to their crime. What happens? RJ allows for the victim to explain to the offender how significantly their crime has impacted them through either a meet… Read more »
Andre Clovis meets with ITV to discuss the effects of police driving
Andre Clovis of Tuckers Solicitors’ Police Action Department met with Ronke Phillips from ITV to discuss the effects of police driving. Two families represented by Mr Clovis, gave personal accounts of the potentially disastrous consequences of police pursuits and emergency responses when the police driving exemptions are applied. The 2 following videos are being spoken… Read more »
Nuisance calls and the Information Commissioner’s Office
How do those nuisance callers get your information? And is anything being done about it to stop them? Who is the Information Commissioner (the ICO)? The ICO and the Information Commissioner’s Office is an independent organisation originally designed to protect information rights, promote openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. Criminal prosecutions may… Read more »