Media Appearences

I am proud to say that over the years, many of my cases have attracted wide-spread and deserved media attention. Look back on those stories which became part of the national conversation by clicking on their links.

Man wrongly Tasered by Nottinghamshire Police gets £30k payout

Dimitri Moses was Tasered while climbing over a gate, causing him to fall and fracture his spine.

Lawyer in the news: Iain Gould, DPP Law Solicitors

Represents software engineer Alvi Choudhury who is claiming damages from Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary for wrongful arrest.

Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away

Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with another man.

Lowestoft mum condemns police after son impaled on metal fence

Jade Kirkpatrick says officers "nearly killed" her son, but a report rules they did nothing wrong.

£100k compensation for driver punched by Lincolnshire Police officer

Former inspector John Mellor would have lost his job if he hadn't already retired from the force, a panel found

PC to face misconduct hearing over alleged Lincoln assault

PC Alan Kirkwood was cleared in court of assaulting Scott Barratt who he mistook to be a robber.

Police pay £2k to man held after fatal crash

Sohale Rahman reported a fatal crash to police and ended up being questioned under caution.

Man held in Liverpool pepper spray arrest wins £22k damages

Police apologised to Owen Andrews after accepting liability for false imprisonment and assault.

Police dogs bite 13 people a week as victims say 'reckless' officers behind rise

An 18-year-old student who received a payout from West Midlands Police is among a rising number of victims suing police over dog bites

Police forces pay out £303,000 after officers raid wrong address

There are at least 255 cases in the past three years where the homes of innocent people were raided.

I was arrested after trying to pay for petrol with a £20 COIN!

Videos of the moment a man attempted to pay for his petrol with a £20 coin and was later arrested by police are circulating on social media.

Farmer wrongfully arrested for 'mistreating sheep' blasts the RSPCA

Courton Green, 64, faced jail after the RSPCA brought a private prosecution against him, based on the testimony of an inexperienced farmhand that he mistreated sheep.

Met Police forced to pay £6k after unlawful search and handcuffing of mixed-race boy

His mother, a serving Met Police officer, launched a complaint.

Man sues police after 'violent' officer broke his arm

'I heard and felt my left arm 'pop', causing me to experience the worst pain that I had ever experienced in my entire life. It was excruciating.'

West Midlands Police force 'protected rogue officer'

Football fan Bryan Allden was left needing five operations and lost his job after the baton strike.

Metropolitan police pay damages to man two years after stop and search

Tariq Stanley was smoking a cigarette in his car when he was approached by officers

British Army veteran called 'stupid man' by police in wrongful arrest

Desmond Acquah, 43, was driving home from a 12-hour shift as a key worker on the railways when a police van began to follow him home at about 2am on April 26, 2020.

Met denies racism after black man ‘choked’ in illegal stop and search

Metropolitan police apology and £30,000 payout for ‘incident’ on Chiswick Common that left Zac Sharif-Ali ‘gasping for breath’

Police pay woman £40,000 after using unlawful force

Officers unlawfully arrested the woman after they were called by a bailiff.

Bus passenger attacked by cop now suing West Midlands Police

Pc Neville Bridgewood was jailed last week for assault on passenger at Bilston bus station

Woman humiliated by police strip order

The case of a woman who was sat naked in a cell prompts calls for officers to be more understanding of minorities.

Derbyshire Police paid £20,000 damages to driver who was headbutted by cop

Derbyshire Police have settled a civil damages case brought by a driver who was called a fat **** and headbutted by a police officer during a heated row - paying the victim nearly £20,000.

Man who stormed ex's house with fake gun wins compo as cop accidentally shot him

A witness filmed the moment a female officer's gun went off by mistake before the bullet went through the car door and ricocheted into Humphries' right leg

'Is it just a few bad apples or is police culture rotten to the core?'

Darren Lewis questions how deep the problems within the police force go in the light of the shocking Charing Cross revelations

Driver arrested for buying fuel with £100 coin wins £5,000 damages

Brett Chamberlain was arrested by police, even though his £100 coin is legal tender.

Bent cop who battered man was 'ringleader of criminal enterprise'

Mark Bamber was left covered in blood before being framed for assaulting a police officer

Lancashire Police: 'I was harassed by predatory PC after calling 999'

The police officer used his job to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable women he met on duty.

Student 'taken down' by police who failed to use body cams

Two teenagers searched in separate incidents where police have accepted not following proper procedure around cameras

Force investigates after woman mauled by police dog at illegal rave

Incident at warehouse in Yate left Jessica Mae Andrew, 28, with life-changing injuries

Black plumber fears 'race involved' in unlawful theft arrest

Paul Peters was awarded £8,000 in damages after fighting a six year battle against Merseyside Police

Bristol rave: Injuries 'caused by police dog' investigated

A woman who attended a Bristol rave says she sustained "life-changing' injuries" from a police dog.

Mother of boy arrested over a toy gun says she is suing Met Police

Police stormed the Agyepong household in Camden, north London on the evening of July 17 and handcuffed and detained young Kai in a police vehicle before de-arresting him.

The women who turn to police only to be groomed and abused

Victims expect officers to keep them safe, but on some occasions have been ruthlessly exploited

Dyfed-Powys Police: Man gets £40,000 for officer's false allegations

Charges were dropped when Richard Roberts produced CCTV showing the claims were untrue.

'Degrading strip search left me with PTSD'

Koshka Duff says she was stripped naked, manhandled and humiliated by a group of police officers.

Couple sue police after officer accused of theft 'harassed' them

PC Paul Allen was caught eating chicken flavour crisps as he searched the St Helens home of Richard and Michelle Hall, before engaging in 'intimidation' when they falsely accused him of theft.

Four Bedford cops fired for ‘obscene’ jokes about victim of alleged rape

Four police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after making crude jokes about a woman who reported she had been raped.

Security guard TWICE wrongly arrested by police gets £36,500

Ivan Martin's story is told on Channel 5's Where There's Blame There's A Claim

Woman receives 'sincere apologies' from West Yorkshire Police for way she was treated

A woman has received “sincere apologies” from West Yorkshire Police for the way she was treated after police entered her Bradford home.

Father-of-two suing police after he was left naked in a cell

Paul Ponting says he was pepper-sprayed, cavity searched, stripped and left on a cold cell floor at Skelmersdale police station. He was later cleared of the four charges he faced

Tasers drawn on '400 children in 2013'

More than 400 children have had tasers drawn on them by police in England and Wales in 2013, a 38% rise on the previous year, figures obtained by the BBC show.

Man awarded £13k compensation for wrongful arrest is re-arrested, cash taken

Kevin Duffy was given the cash for a wrongful arrest but had it confiscated after banking the cheque

Row over policeman buying shoelaces on duty led cost taxpayer £500,000

The minute-long altercation prompted three police inquiries, two criminal court cases, one civil claim and two Crown Prosecution Service reviews over a seven-year period.

Merseyside Police pay Liverpool man for wrongful arrest

A man receives £40,000 compensation from Merseyside Police after he was punched and sprayed with CS gas during a wrongful arrest.

Wiltshire Police 'sorry' for wrongful arrest

A pensioner receives £9,000 and an apology from Wiltshire Police after being unlawfully arrested and held in a cell for seven hours.

Birmingham man wins £26,500 compensation after being Tasered by West Midlands Police

Former security guard awarded payout after he was wrongly handcuffed and arrested by officers

Disabled man wins compensation after Merseyside Police allegedly assault him

Merseyside Police forked out £7,500 to disabled Sam Edwards who claimed officers 'behaved like animals' and assaulted him during a raid at his house in Liverpool

Merseyside Police pays dad-of-two £15,000 over wrongful arrest

Nicholi Browse paid £15,000 in compensation after he was wrongfully arrested and prosecuted on drunk and disorderly charges

CCTV footage: Peace campaigner wins five-figure pay-out after losing front tooth in altercation with train station security guard

Mark Holt of the Stop the War coalition awarded cash by Merseyrail's security firm Carlisle

British Transport Police pay £13k for unlawful arrest injury

A man receives £13,000 compensation from British Transport Police after he was unlawfully arrested and assaulted.

Police pay out £120,000 for holding four innocent friends at gunpoint

Scotland Yard has been forced to pay out £120,000 after armed officers held four innocent friends at gunpoint in a bungled stop and search operation.

Good Samaritan assaulted by police receives pay-out

A Good Samaritan receives £15,000 compensation after West Yorkshire Police admitted officers unlawfully arrested, assaulted and detained him.

Middlesbrough man wins police compensation case

A Middlesbrough man wins a compensation case against Cleveland Police for malicious prosecution.

Essex arrest error woman gets pay-out from police

A woman receives compensation from Essex Police after a series of errors led to her being falsely arrested and imprisoned.