Where a police force is sued for negligence the questions of public policy which might prevent the case proceeding might be raised in interim proceedings before the trial, and there is no rule of law requiring them to be dealt with only at the trial of the action, provided there was sufficient information to allow such a decision on the pleadings.
Citations:
Times 24-Aug-1999
Police
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.82802