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Quoted in The Guardian - Sat, 27 March 2021 - City of London Police ordered to re-investigate itself over stop-and-search incident of Ryan Colaco

Quoted in The Guardian article by Diane Taylor on the City of London Police's re- investigation  of itself into the stop and search of the firm's client, Ryan Colaco shortly after his Channel 4 interview on the Met Police's use of stop and search. https://www.channel4.com/news/bame-people-more-likely-to-be-fined-under-virus-laws-says-liberty Police force ordered to reinvestigate itself over stop-and-search incident IOPC orders City of London force, which cleared itself of wrongdoing after man was strip-searched, to revisit complaint Ryan Colaçco, 31, a location manager in the film industry, was stopped by City of London police officers  Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA A police force which cleared itself of wrongdoing during a stop-and-search  incident  in which a man who had committed no crime had his car window smashed and was restrained and strip-searched, has been ordered to reinvestigate the matter, the Guardian has learned. Ryan Colaço, 31, a location manager in the f...

Quoted in Solicitors' Journal - Peers must drop 'money-saving' 6 - year limit on injury claims by military - 10 March 2021

  Peers must drop ‘money-saving’ 6-year limit on injury claims by military Injured army veterans will be treated as second class citizens if government fails to drop proposed restrictions to their rights, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) said. The warning comes as peers debate amendments to part two of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. APIL said if parts of the Bill remain, injured armed forces personnel and veterans will be treated as second class citizens. One military claims lawyer described the proposals as “a money-saving exercise” by the MOD. APIL president Sam Elsby said: “An arbitrary and absolute six-year time limit on negligence claims against the Ministry of Defence remains a part of this Bill.” He said this will mean armed forces personnel injured needlessly during overseas operations will have less legal protection than prisoners in this country.  “Only the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will benefit, as it will escape...