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Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
   
Issue: Whether it was lawful to put a cordon around a group of protestors and others in Oxford Circus and detain them for 7 hours
   
Court: House of Lords
   
Reference:  
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] UKHL 5
   
Judge(s): Lords Hope, Scott, Walker, Carswell and Neuberger
   
Date: 28 January 2009