Iain Gould
@IainGould
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Solicitor with 30+ years’ experience in actions against the police, helping clients seek justice, defend rights, and hold power to account
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Joined September 2013
Proud to use my experience, expertise, and determination to secure justice for my clients. Read about Shane Price’s successful claim against Lincolnshire #Police
https://t.co/cbqz2s6pod and watch his powerful testimonial below.
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In this week's new blog post, I describe the effects of a botched police raid and how, with my help, the victim of incompetence by South Wales #Police received a 3,500% increase in damages compared to the Force's initial, derisory offer.
iaingould.co.uk
Adding Value: this is a blog post about how I was able to assist the victim of an unlawful Police home intrusion to substantially increase her damages after she had initially started off pursuing t…
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What is so tragic about this case of a #Police driver killing a pedestrian is that the officer was simply on escort duty; the only emergency was the one he created.
dailymail.co.uk
Christopher Harrison, 68, was riding his BMW motorcycle in a motorcade for the royal when he struck 81-year-old Helen Holland in Earl's Court, west London.
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For too long #Police Forces have approached their disclosure duties in civil claims with disinterest or even dishonesty; now finally the Court of Appeal has shown real teeth in response.
bbc.co.uk
Three senior judges find Ivan Balhatchet personally liable after footage of an arrest is withheld.
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Are these consequences fair? Mr Roper lost his life, but the lead #police officer involved kept his job. My team and I are presently advising Mr Roper’s wife and dependents.
bbc.co.uk
Gareth Roper was found dead on the roadside after Greater Manchester Police left him miles from home.
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In this week's new blog post, I discuss the way police forces use the "shire" system to avoid accountability, and how I help victims of #police misconduct deal with it.
iaingould.co.uk
This week’s blog concerns my client Vincent, and another illustration of how finding the culprit who is legally liable to compensate you for a wrongful arrest can be complicated, even when the…
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In this week's new blog post, I lay out some of the factors involved in bringing a civil claim against the police for compensation, even after officers are acquitted in criminal proceedings.
iaingould.co.uk
Last week I blogged about some of the many clients whom I have helped to successfully sue the Police after they were originally accused of assaulting or obstructing a Police Officer and first had t…
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In this week's new blog post, I discuss how victims of #police misconduct can bring compensation claims after acquittal in the criminal courts.
iaingould.co.uk
The huge rush of relief which accompanies a “not guilty” verdict in the Crown or Magistrates Court, or the notice that an ongoing prosecution has been discontinued, will often leave the accused ult…
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In this week's new blog post I explain the difference between "regular" and "special" police forces, and how mission creep by #Mersey Tunnels #Police led to an unlawful arrest and compensation award.
iaingould.co.uk
The majority of the Police Officers in England and Wales are employed by one of the 43 territorial Police Forces named after the ‘shires’ into which the country was traditionally subdivided for the…
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In this week's new blog post, I describe how an entirely avoidable error by Electronic Monitoring Services (#EMS) led to my client being unlawfully detained, and how I helped him get the #justice and #compensation he deserved.
iaingould.co.uk
When, as an expert in civil claims and actions against the Police, I was first approached by my client Jon earlier this year, he very neatly summarised his problem as follows – “I was arrested and …
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In this week's new blog post, my colleague Aidan Walley describes how one of his clients, a woman in her 60s, was pushed by a West Midlands Police officer, causing her to fall to the floor. Her police complaint was rejected. Find out how we helped here:
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Aidan Walley, solicitor and specialist in civil actions against the police. This week’s blog post is by my colleague and fellow actions against the police solicitor, Aidan Walley. What should…
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I have warned before that #Police negligence with firearms endangers not just members of the public but also fellow Officers https://t.co/51ueL9lWqm
bbc.co.uk
The officer is still in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the incident in Gloucester, police say.
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When the #Police take someone into custody, particularly a child, they assume a massive responsibility for their wellbeing. The heartbreaking circumstances of this case suggest that duty was failed, and a young woman lost her life as a result.
bbc.co.uk
Tamzin Hall was being transported in a police vehicle when she fled and was hit by car on the M5.
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The absolutely tragic circumstances of this case throw a stark spotlight upon the question mark which needs to follow the word “Independent” in IOPC.
nottinghampost.com
The families have said of the watchdog: 'If we cannot trust them to hold the police to account, then who can we trust'
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In this week's new blog post, I describe how I helped a woman who was wrongfully #arrested after a postal summons, which should have gone to her home, was instead sent to "the A406".
iaingould.co.uk
Arrested for Failing to Attend a Court Hearing You Knew Nothing About? There’s a hoary old trope in detective stories which holds that criminals are always drawn back to the scene of the crime. In …
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The Inquest Jury “was surprised no #Police policy existed to support victims of wrongful arrest.” Sadly, the unofficial policy is callousness and covering their own back.
bbc.co.uk
Cherry Turner developed an anxiety disorder after her partner's wrongful arrest, an inquest finds.
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I understand why this case is receiving so much scrutiny. If there is one sphere more precious for protection against unlawful #Police intrusion than the home - it is childhood.
Remember when Sir Keir Starmer lied to @potus and claimed free speech was a key British value? Here’s the reality @JDVance
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In this week's new blog post, I describe how West Midlands #Police incorrectly used a stinger device to stop my client's vehicle, and how I helped him get properly compensated as a result.
iaingould.co.uk
An innocent driver detained by Police after a ‘stinger’ was deployed against his car was denied compensation, until he turned to me for help and advice. In April 2023 my client Will was driving his…
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This harrowing case demonstrates how traumatic a mistaken #Police raid can be - an invasion not only of the home but of the mind.
bbc.co.uk
Cherry Turner developed an anxiety disorder after her partner's wrongful arrest, an inquest finds.
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Pleased to see the case of my client Sohale Rahman getting the attention it deserves in the media. #Police unlawfully detained Sohale at the scene of a fatal crash he had reported.
bbc.co.uk
Sohale Rahman reported a fatal crash to police and ended up being questioned under caution.
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Racist, homophobic and mysoginist; cultures of toxic masculinity still seem to be alive & unwell amongst the Met #Police, fuelling many forms of abuse of power.
thesun.co.uk
NINE cops at Britain’s busiest police station have been suspended over allegations of racist, homophobic and misogynist conduct, The Sun can reveal. It follows an undercover investigation by a BBC …
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