A West Midlands man has successfully sued the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police for damages for assault, wrongful arrest and unlawful detention for an assault when he was aged just 17. Ryan Clayton of Shenley Fields Birmingham settled his claim on 8 July 2020 for £15,000 plus legal costs.
Press Statement on behalf of the Claimants
Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, founder and managing director of Scott-Moncrieff and Associates, writes for the Law Society Gazette on the challenges and opportunitiesof becoming a virtual law firm:
Two disabled children, supported by their parents, have now issued an application for judicial review of the Secretary of State for Education’s downgrading of important legal duties for children with special educational needs during the Coronavirus pandemic.