malicious prosecution – Page 2

Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago – WLR Daily

Posted June 12th, 2013 in appeals, damages, homelessness, law reports, malicious prosecution, Privy Council, rape by sally

Calix v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2013] UKPC 15; [2013] WLR (D) 219

“Oddity of personality did not of itself diminish the value of one’s good character and, therefore, a judge had erred in reducing a plaintiff’s damages for malicious prosecution on the basis that his reputation and social standing did not amount to much because he had chosen to withdraw from society and live as a recluse.”

WLR Daily, 23rd May 2013

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Former police officer wins £840,000 compensation after ‘stitch-up’ – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2012 in compensation, malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office, news, police, race discrimination, racism by sally

“An Asian former police officer who was racially abused by colleagues at Cleveland police then set up and jailed for a crime he did not commit has accepted compensation from the force of more than £800,000.”

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The Guardian, 16th April 2012

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Ex Cleveland PC Sultan Alam awarded £400,000 damages – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2012 in compensation, damages, malicious prosecution, miscarriage of justice, news, police, theft by sally

“A former Cleveland Police officer who was wrongfully sent to prison has been awarded almost £400,000 after an 18-year legal fight.”

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BBC News, 26th January 2012

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Claims against the police still difficult, and no help from human rights law – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2010 in appeals, human rights, judgments, malicious prosecution, negligence, news, police by sally

“Analysis of the court of appeal judgment on malicious prosecution and the right to liberty.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2010

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Hunt v AB – WLR Daily

Posted October 26th, 2009 in law reports, malicious prosecution by sally

Hunt v AB [2009] EWCA Civ 1092; [2009] WLR (D) 305

“In order to found a cause of action in tort for malicious prosecution against a complainant, it had to be shown that the complainant had deliberately manipulated the police and the CPS into taking a course which they would not otherwise have taken.”

WLR Daily, 23rd October 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Acquitted man barred from suing rape accuser – The Guardian

Posted October 23rd, 2009 in damages, malicious prosecution, news by sally

“A former magistrate who spent two years in jail before being cleared of rape has lost his legal battle to sue his accuser for £300,000 damages.”

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The Guardian, 22nd October 2009

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Black youth worker arrested for watching police wins compensation – The Guardian

Posted October 14th, 2009 in compensation, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, news, police by sally

“A black youth worker arrested and charged for watching at a distance as police detained a teenager at a London railway station is to receive an apology and £22,000 compensation from the British Transport police.”

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The Guardian, 13th October 2009

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