Police Law: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
They are approachable, very easy to work with and flexible in terms of being able to speak with the lawyers.
DWF's individuals are hugely experienced and thoroughly understand the issues public bodies face.
I regard DWF as leaders among the firms that do police work.
Work Highlights
DWF represented the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police in a failure to protect claim. The claim revolved around the police's assumed responsibility to protect an individual based solely on the presence of a potential attacker.
Notable practitioners
Rachel Jones heads the police law practice at DWF. She regularly advises police forces on a variety of matters, including claims involving allegations of malicious prosecution, failure to investigate and false imprisonment.
Rachel Jones is really good at what she does and is building up a really strong police team and presence.
Keiron Walsh is an associate at DWF. He is skilled at representing police departments in damages claims arising from arrests.
Keiron is very interested in legal developments and is very good at risk assessment.
Keiron Walsh is very interested in the law and thinks quite deeply about his cases.
Keiron is a good lawyer.
Amy Parrish is a director at DWF. She specialises in defending police forces against allegations of assault, false imprisonment and negligence.
Amy is absolutely brilliant. She is really thorough and down to earth with how she explains things.
Amy is incredibly diligent and conscientious. She really goes above and beyond in police law.
Amy Parrish is extremely approachable and easy to work with.
