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16 October 2015
Issue: 7672 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Police

Mohidin and another v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis and others [2015] EWHC 2740 (QB), [2015] All ER (D) 27 (Oct)

The claimants sought damages against the defendant Metropolitan Police Commissioner for assault, false imprisonment, racial abuse and breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Queen’s Bench Division awarded the first claimant damages of £2,500 for false imprisonment, including aggravated damages for his humiliation and distress. The second claimant was awarded £11,950 for false imprisonment and assault, including aggravated damages for serious racial abuse, humiliation and physical indignities.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper—Jean-François Le Gal

Penningtons Manches Cooper strengthens international disputes team with appointment of leading arbitration partner

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau—Aaron Sanders & Kate Saunders

Shakespeare Martineau strengthens trust and estates disputes team with new appointments

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law—Shannon Moore

Bellevue Law strengthens employment disputes and international advisory capability with senior associate appointment

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