The defendant sought leave to appeal an award of damages for assault by four police officres on the claimant. The jury had been asked various questions about their conclusions on the facts. The defendant said the answers given were inconsistent.
Held: The answers were consistent with the jury taking different views of the actions of different officers. Leave refused.
Citations:
[2001] EWCA Civ 682
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Abbassy v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis CA 28-Jul-1989
The court considered what information had to be given to a suspect on his arrest.
Held: The question whether or not the information given is adequate has to be assessed objectively having regard to the information which is reasonably available . .
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Police, Torts – Other
Updated: 27 June 2022; Ref: scu.218128