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POLICE COMPLAINTS

22 November 2007
Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Professional negligence
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In brief

Nearly half of complaints (45%) against the police are allegations of neglect or failure of duty and incivility, according to new statistics from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) this week. A total of 28,998 complaint cases were recorded in the last year, an increase of 10% on the previous year and a rise of 83% since 1 April 2004 when the new complaints system came into force. Almost half of the complaints were dealt with locally and of those formally investigated nearly nine out of 10 (89%) were found to be unsubstantiated. The IPCC upheld one in five appeals.

Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Professional negligence
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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