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ALLEN & ORS v CHIEF CONSTABLE OF HAMPSHIRE (2013)

PUBLISHED July 30, 2013
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[2013] EWCA Civ 967

A chief constable was not vicariously liable for the alleged tortious acts of a police officer as the facts did not reveal any, let alone a close, connection between the alleged acts and the tortfeasor's position as a police officer.

CA (Civ Div) (Lord Dyson (MR), Gross LJ, Ryder LJ)

30/07/2013

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