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(1) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Ltd (2) GSL UK Ltd (3) Creechurch Dedicated Ltd v Bedfordshire Police Authority

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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(1) Yarl’s Wood Immigration Ltd (2) GSL UK Ltd (3) Creechurch Dedicated Ltd v Bedfordshire Police Authority
   
Issue: Whether the authority responsible for an immigration detention centre can make a claim under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 against the police in respect of damage to property in the centre caused during a riot by those detained in it
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   A3/2008/2619
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWCA Civ 1110
   
Judge(s): Rix, Wall, Aikens LJJ
   
Date: 23 October 2009