Criminal and misconduct matters
We are very proud of our long association with the Police Federation and members.
Russell Jones & Walker has provided the Police Federation of England & Wales and its members with legal advice and representation in criminal and disciplinary proceedings since police officers were first given the right to be legally represented in disciplinary proceedings by the Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
We are recognised nationally as the leading firm for representing officers who face criminal and/or disciplinary allegations.
Our experience
Our experience is unique and unrivalled. Examples of our successes include the following:-
1. Calveley & Merrill
Funded by the Police Federation we successfully challenged in the High Court the late service of Regulation 9 Notices, establishing the precedent that “as soon as practicable” means days rather than weeks.
2. The Guildford Four and Birmingham Six cases
We successfully defended members who were prosecuted in both these high profile alleged miscarriage of justice cases.
3. Death following police contact
We have advised and represented officers in the vast majority of post incident investigations into deaths in police custody. These include the high profile cases of Joy Gardner, Brian Douglas and Richard O’Brien. This has included successfully defending officers prosecuted for offences of manslaughter and malfeasance, and representing the interests of officers at coroner’s inquests.
4. We have advised officers in virtually every post incident investigation into a police shooting incident. In the high profile cases involving the shooting of James ASHLEY in Sussex, and the shooting of David EWAN in Barnes, we successfully represented officers prosecuted for murder. We have looked after the interests of officers involved in the Hackney Seige 2002/3, and the shooting of Derek BENNETT in Brixton.
5. In the BENNETT shooting case we successfully challenged the coroner’s refusal to grant the officers anonymity and ensured that the officers remained anonymous through out the proceedings.
In every case we provide a first class service irrespective of the sanction which the Officer may face. In all cases we aim to ensure the member receives the best possible result as swiftly as possible.
Who to Contact
We provide a nationwide service to Federation members. We advise the Federation on proposed changes to legislation and terms and conditions which enables us to keep abreast of developments throughout the country. Members should in the first instance seek authority from the Branch Board before contact us; however in cases of emergency where a member has been arrested access to a lawyer can be obtained outside normal office hours by telephoning our 24 hour number 0800 908 977.
Our offices and relevant contact details are listed below:-
LONDON – Scott Ingram, Russell Jones & Walker, 80/86 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH – Tel: 020 7339 6439.
BIRMINGHAM – Tim Coolican, Russell Jones & Walker, 11th Floor, The McLaren Building, 35 Dale End, Birmingham B4 7LN – Tel: 0121 233 8336.
BRISTOL – Ian Wilson, Russell Jones & Walker, Broad Quay House, Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4DJ – Tel: 0117 374 2223.
CARDIFF – Jon Nutman, Russell Jones & Walker, Landore Court, 51 Charles Street, Cardiff, CF10 2GD – Tel: 0292 026 2896.
MANCHESTER – Nick Holroyd, Russell Jones & Walker, 4th Floor, Brazennose House West, Brazennose Street, Manchester M2 5AS – Tel: 0161 832 4863.
NEWCASTLE – Gerard Tompkinson, Russell Jones & Walker, 4th Floor, General Buildings, 18-20 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AE – Tel: 0191 204 6010
WAKEFIELD – Katriona Swan, Russell Jones & Walker, Unit 6b, 2nd Floor, Benton Office Park, Bennett Avenue, Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield WF4 5RA – Tel: 01924 23 4320.
