In Cumming v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police (2003), Brooke LJ remarked that he had been ‘very uneasy about this case throughout the hearing of the appeal’ and that he remained so at its conclusion

Writing Nov 26, 2020

In Cumming v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police (2003), Brooke LJ remarked that he had been ‘very uneasy about this case throughout the hearing of the appeal’ and that he remained so at its conclusion. What does the case tell us about the effectiveness of ‘reasonable suspicion’ as a safeguard against police abuse of their power of arrest?