Police Forced to Return Property Seized Illegally

Laura Saunsbury secured the return of property seized under an illegal search warrant. Her client is a respected London firearms dealer who is also the honorary officer of his local gun club and the secretary of a national shooting organisation which exists to promote justice for the shooting fraternity. He has faced closed attention from the Police in recent months and a search warrant was recently obtained authorising the seizure of computers and other property from the home of our client. Laura Saunsbury, head of our firearms law department, is firmly of the view that warrant was improperly obtained. Whilst the Police made no admissions of liability, following her strenuous representations and consultations with their own lawyers, the Police agreed little more than a fortnight later to restore all of the property seized.