header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us
30 May 2008
Issue: 7323 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
printer mail-detail

Criminal Law

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All Rights Reserved.

Wood v DPP [2008] EWHC 1056 (Admin), [2008] All ER (D) 162 (May)

Where a police officer restrains a person, but does not at that time intend or purport to arrest him, then he is committing an assault, even if an arrest would have been justified (Lord Justice Latham at 7).

 

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
Sponsored by
Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury expands private client and family office platform with Cadwalader partner hire

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: Junk food rules serve up a regulatory feast
Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced
NLJ this week: Legacy Act ruling leaves rights and remedies apart
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
NLJ this week: Courts draw a line against legal intimidation
A landmark ruling has delivered the first judicial application of the UK’s anti-SLAPP regime and provided fresh guidance on abusive litigation
NLJ this week: Family justice moves beyond the courtroom
Non-court dispute resolution is no longer an alternative in family law—it is rapidly becoming the norm
NLJ this week: Equal pay battles refuse to stay buried
Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll