Arrest Without Warrant in UK Law

  • Court in Bloody Sunday case applies “necessity” threshold for lawful arrest
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    In B, N, O, Q, R, U, V (Former Soldiers) v The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2015] EWHC 3691 (Admin), Lord Thomas provided helpful clarification on the court’s interpre...
    ... ... without a warrant ... The case concerned the investigation by the Police ... ...
  • COVID-19: Safety, Health And Environment Regulatory: Restrictions, Enforcement Powers And Penalties
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... place where they are living without reasonable ... Although Government guidance and ... Powers of arrest ... In relation to a power of arrest without ... ...
  • Court In Bloody Sunday Case Applies 'Necessity' Threshold For Lawful Arrest
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... 's interpretation of legislation governing police powers of arrest without a warrant ... The case concerned the investigation by the Police ... ...
  • Dawn Raids By HMRC
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... , arrests, and searches of premises under warrant ‐ has been dramatically stepped up ... This ... can be criminal offences and can lead to arrest. However, the search team cannot interview ... may allow HMRC to search your staff without arrest. Searches must be carried out by an ... ...
  • Corporate Tax: When HMRC Come Calling With A Warrant
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... All of these can be criminal offences and can lead to arrest. (A reputation management tip: your staff should be instructed not to tell ... An HMRC officer can arrest any member of your staff ‐ without a warrant ‐ if they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that an ... ...
  • UK Court upholds police use of automated facial recognition technology
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    R (on the application of Edward Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) Case Note Introduction In Bridges, an application for judicial review, the UK High Court (Lord...
    ... ... of a persons image on a watch list without sufficient reason (sufficient reason could ... alia, that the person has an outstanding arrest warrant or there is evidence that they have ... ...
  • Maritime Arrest Under English Law
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... The grant of an arrest warrant is not conditional on the claimant making disclosure of all material facts ... is important that the arrest regime is not invoked in bad faith or without due consideration, as doing so may provoke an action for wrongful arrest ... ...
  • Arrested In Spain? Outstanding Arrest Warrant? We Can Help
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... is a language barrier, and it is not at all uncommon for a tourist ... to be arrested without having a clear idea of the offence ...  There can be few experiences that are more upsetting than ... being arrested with little or no ... ...
  • A sledgehammer to crack a nut? Should there be a bar of triviality in European Arrest Warrant cases?
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... It goes without saying therefore that not all offences are extraditable. A requested person may be returned only for offences defined by statute as extradition ... ...
  • Challenging the European Arrest Warrant
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... left Estonia two days before the date fixed for his trial and that he and his mother, who left with him, departed at short notice and without any clear plans, and had therefore left Estonia to avoid trial. Borovkov and his partner only became partners after he arrived in Estonia, although ... ...
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