3 Hare Court has a strong reputation for police civil work, with experience of acting for Chief Constables of police forces in a wide range of civil actions involving disclosure; actions in negligence; assault; false imprisonment; malicious prosecution; misfeasance; human rights issues; commercial claims including freezing orders and other interlocutory protective relief, and public interest immunity claims.

With a wide range of expertise, including from specialists outside the police practice group, Chambers is also able to offer advice and representation in miscellaneous general matters, including police pensions; discipline; employers’ liability; football banning orders; sex offenders orders and antisocial behaviour orders.

Members of the police practice group have experience of acting in judicial reviews of police authority decisions and of appearing in the highest appellate courts for police defendants in leading cases.