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Strickland and another v Hertfordshire County Council | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a claim for malicious prosecution could be brought in relation to proceedings to close a care home, and whether the Council owed the operators of a care home a duty of care when considering whether to seek to close it | 
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| Court:  | 
High Court, QBD | 
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| Reference:    | 
HQ01402940 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2003] EWHC 187 (QB) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Eady J | 
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| Date:  | 
20 February 2003 |