James Berry KC and Chloe Hill succeed in judicial review of misconduct panel in operational dishonesty case
12th November 2026
James Berry KC and Chloe Hill succeed in judicial review of misconduct panel in operational dishonesty case.
A Ministry of Defence Police misconduct panel found two firearms officers to have been operationally dishonest but imposed sanctions of final writing warnings rather than dismissal. The panel did not consider or apply the test in Salter that operational dishonesty will usually result in dismissal, nor did they give reasons for their decision, exceptionally, not to dismiss either officer.
The decision on outcome has been remitted to the panel for a fresh decision.
James Berry KC and Chloe Hill represented the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police, both making submissions at the hearing. Chloe presented the case at first instance.
The judgment can be found here.
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