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Provided by Robert Talalay

UK Bar

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Robert’s (Bobby’s) practice embraces all areas of police law. He has considerable trial experience as well as particular expertise and interest in data protection and information law, human rights issues, and misfeasance and false imprisonment claims. Bobby also undertakes public advisory work and provides training.

Bobby was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel in August 2022.

Bobby is currently instructed in several high profile cases, including as junior counsel in the Plymouth shootings inquests. He has appeared in multiple multi-track trials, including numerous jury trials and very high value personal injury claims. Bobby is also an expert in retention of policing data, having appeared in many of the leading cases.

Notable recent cases include:

- YZ v Chief Constable of South Wales [2022] EWCA Civ 683 (retention of acquittal data on the PNC, junior counsel);

- R(QSA) v NPCC [2021] 1 W.L.R 2962 (retention of criminal record data by the police, junior counsel);

- Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Information Commissioner [2021] UKUT 5 (AAC) (leading case on s.23(5) FOIA); R(R) v SSJ & NPCC [2021] 1 W.L.R. 262 (police retention of data and vetting, junior counsel);

- R(II) v Com. Met. Police [2020] EWHC 2528 (Admin) (retention of a child’s PREVENT data);

- Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset v Gray [2019] EWCA Civ 1675 (leading case on CROs and access to justice).

Bobby was called to the Bar in 2010.

Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Bobby’s profile.

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