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R (Melia) v Merseyside Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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R (Melia) v Merseyside Police
   
Issue: Whether a refusal to allow a complaint’s solicitor to be present during police disciplinary proceedings when the complainant was to face a criminal trial was a breach of Arts 3 or 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/1556/2003
   
Neutral Citation:   [2003] EWHC 1121 Admin
   
Judge(s): Moses J
   
Date: 11 April 2003