Andrew Steel

Practice Areas

Andrew is a Partner in the Manchester office. He qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and since that time has acted for public authorities and corporate clients alike. This gives him an in depth understanding of the clients he acts for enabling him to provide technically sound and strategic advice.

His work for corporate clients includes defending claims made against owners and occupiers of premises, serious injuries and fatalities and road traffic accidents. He works closely with a number of large UK based businesses and is able to provide legal advice set against a background of corporate and financial considerations.

Career

He has a particular interest in defending civil actions against the police. He has significant experience with claims involving false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution and claims under the Human Rights Act.

He has been involved in several reported cases, including:

- X & Y v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2004] EWHC 764 (damages for disclosure of police informants identity)

- Haines v Staffordshire Police Authority (2008) [Lawtel AC011612] (medical case of disc prolapse)

- Hanagan v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (2009) [Lawtel AC012141] (death in custody and classification of "victim" under Article 2)

- Foreman v Commissioner of Police (2014) (unreported) (use of force during arrest at FA Cup semi-final)

- Davies v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2015] EWCA Civ 114 (breaches of codes of practice regarding detention of vulnerable adults)

- R (on the application of Segalov) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2018] EWCA 3187 (Judicial review of decision not to allow a reporter accreditation to attend a political event)

- Acting on behalf of a number of officers as part of the Undercover Policing Inquiry (www.ucpi.org.uk) (2017 to present)

- Tayyab v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2022) (unreported) Reducing a pleaded claim of £1.5M to an award of £20,000 following a 6 day trial focusing on the psychiatric damage caused by an arrest

Professional Memberships

Andrew is a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) Sector Focus Team for the Public Sector.

Publications

Police Professional