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Attorney General v Hartwell

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Attorney General v Hartwell
   
Issue: Whether there was vicarious liability for a police officer’s conduct in shooting a person; whether a duty of care was owed to the victim for allowing the officer to have access to a gun
   
Court: Privy Council
   
Reference:   No 70 of 2002
   
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Judge(s): Lord Nicholls, Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Baroness Hale, Lord Brown
   
Date: 23 February 2004