Mark Thomas

Mark specialises in police law, inquests, public/administrative law and employment law. He acts for police forces as well as a range of clients in both the public and private sectors. 

Mark specialises in inquests, police law and public/administrative law. His practice includes cases which are commercially or politically sensitive, often involving issues of public interest immunity or media coverage.

Mark has acted in a wide variety of complex jury inquests including maritime search and rescue (Ivan Ignatov), missing person searches (Gaia Pope), police taser deaths (Marc Cole), ABD police restraints (Douglas Oak), police road traffic accidents (Suleyman Yalcin) and deaths in custody (Simeon Francis).

He has also acted for numerous employers in employee death inquests.

Mark is currently instructed by a variety of police forces to defend judicial review claims and claims for false imprisonment, assault and malicious prosecution.

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