Webb v Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary: An Overview
5th March 2018

Criminal barrister Graham Gilbert provides an analysis of Webb v Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Constabulary and examines the attempt to define what “person for the time being in charge of the dog” may mean, in the context of a dog's Conditional Destruction Order (CDO).
To view Graham's analysis, click here.
Graham Gilbert's profile can be viewed here.
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