The applicant sought damages from police officers following a raid on a public law centre. The judge had struck out some part of the proceedings. The applicant thought only part had been struck out, and entered judgment in default in respect of the rest.
Held: the judge had indeed struck out the entire proceedings. The immunity given by the Act meant that other parts of the claim were just as hopeless as was the part claimed to have been singled out for rejection.
Citations:
[1997] EWCA Civ 2178
Statutes:
Justices of the Peace Act 1979 44
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Police
Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.142575
