Blog Category: Riot

August 2015

New riots bill on the agenda

It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly four years since the terrible riots of August 2011, and it’s a year since we wrote about proposals to amend the Riot (Damages) Act. This didn’t happen before the election but, now that the dust has settled, it seems that something is going to happen. The House of...

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February 2012

August riots invoke ancient law

The riots which broke out across the country last August have led to hundreds of insurance claims. But this has brought into focus an ancient Act which stipulates that liability for covering the cost of damages caused by rioters lies with the police.

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