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Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police, PC Sherwood intervening

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police, PC Sherwood intervening
   
Issue: Whether, in a claim for damages arising out of the shooting of a man by police, it would be a defence if the officer who shot the deceased had honestly, but unreasonably, considered that it was necessary to use force in self-defence, and whether the claims in battery and misfeasance should be struck out, negligence having been admitted.
   
Court: House of Lords
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2008] UKHL 25
   
Judge(s): Lords Bingham, Scott, Rodger, Carswell and Neuberger
   
Date: 23 April 2008