09th October 2026
Location

Online

Online

LAG Police Misconduct Webinar - Law & Practice Update

What will we cover?

This webinar will cover recent developments, cases and updates in police misconduct law, based on the upcoming Law & Practice update in Legal Action magazine.

The speakers are Stephen Cragg KC and Maya Sikand KC from Doughty Street Chambers, and Carolynn Gallwey from Bhatt Murphy.

Topics include:

  • Tort cases against the police, including misfeasance in public office, false imprisonment and assault
  • Questions relating to costs in unsuccessful cases
  • Police prosecution decisions
  • Police involvement in deaths where there is an inquest
  • Police officers' membership of the Freemasons
  • Police use of disappearing WhatsApp messages
  • The right to information from stops under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000
  • The use of live facial recognition by the police
  • The compellability of police witnesses in public inquiries

Attendees will receive a free copy of the upcoming Police Misconduct Law & Practice update, usually only available to Legal Action subscribers.

The webinar is for all levels of police law practitioner.

Attendees will also receive a recording of the webinar.

Register here.