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Austin 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:  | 
House of Lords | 
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| Reference:    | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] UKHL 5 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lords Hope, Scott, Walker, Carswell and Neuberger | 
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| Date:  | 
28 January 2009 |