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Halford v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and another

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Halford v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and another
   
Issue: Whether a letter sent by a police officer to the local authority saying that an allegation of assault against a child had been unresolved was published on an occasion of qualified privilege and whether it had been actuated by malice
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   A2/2002/0739/QBENF
   
Neutral Citation:   [2003] EWCA Civ 102
   
Judge(s): Simon Brown and Sedley LJJ and Jacob J
   
Date: 13 February 2003