Information for those at the G20 protests
We have been contacted by many people who attended the G20 protests and we are currently acting for a number of protesters. If you are concerned about what happened to you at the G20 protests and think that you may have been subjected to unlawful treatment by the police, please see the information sheets below:
People who have been treated unlawfully by the police are likely to have two main options: bringing an ordinary civil claim to seek compensation for the consequences of what happened to them (such as physical injuries or serious psychological damage) as a result of individual officers' conduct; and participating in a judicial review to challenge the legality of the way the Camp was policed (by 'ketting' large numbers of people, for example). Complaints about the police's actions can be made to the Independent Police Complaints Commision. But it has no power to award compensation or rule that the police have acted unlawfully.
Earl Street Convergence Centre claims
The Metropolitan Police have settled the judicial review claim arising out of the Earl Street raid by paying £3,000 in compensation to each of the two lead claimants who were arrested at the Convergence Centre on 2 April 2009.
Others who were arrested at Earl Street may have a civil claim against the police. If you would like to send us your details, either to see if we can take on your case, or because you have useful witness evidence, please could you complete the questionnaire below and return it to us by email or post.