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Austin and Saxby v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether it was lawful to put a cordon around a group of protestors and others in Oxford Circus and detain them for 7 hours | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, QBD | 
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| Reference:    | 
HQ02X01338 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2005] EWHC 480 (QB) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Tugendhat J | 
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| Date:  | 
23 March 2005 |