Ipswich Town Football Club Company Ltd v The Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary

LADY JUSTICE GLOSTER, Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Civil Division LORD JUSTICE GROSS and LORD BRIGGS OF WESTBOURNE ____________________

Mr Michael Beloff QC and Mr Nick De Marco (instructed by Solesbury Gay) for the Appellant Mr Dijen Basu QC and Ms Catriona Hodge (instructed by the Head of Legal Services, Suffolk County Council) for the Respondent Hearing dates : 27 and 28 June 2017 ____________________

ii) Having reviewed certain of the relevant cases he summarised what he regarded as the most important principles as follows:

iii) In paragraph 127 of his judgment, the judge said that, in the light of the case law, he had identified "the following issues and questions as relevant to the facts". In effect, these were nine factors which he went on to consider. These factors were as follows:

i) the judge failed to apply the correct legal test (which was clearly set out by the Court of Appeal in Leeds in determining whether police services are special police services); and/or