The claimant had been arrested and complained at his treatment.
Held: The failure to give reasons as to why his access to a solicitor was a breach of statutory duty, but there was no private law claim for damages.
Judges:
Carswell LCJ, Nicholson and Campbell LJJ
Citations:
[1999] NI 237
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Cullen v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (Northern Ireland) HL 10-Jul-2003
The claimant had been arrested. He had been refused access to a solicitor whilst detaiined, but, in breach of statutory duty, he had not been given reasons as to why access was denied. He sought damages for that failure.
Held: If damages were . .
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Police, Torts – Other, Northern Ireland
Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.184495