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Attorney General v Hartwell

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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Attorney General v Hartwell
   
Issue: Whether the AG was vicariously liable for a police officer’s conduct in shooting a person; whether it was negligent to allow the officer to have access to a gun.
   
Court: Privy Council, No 70 of 2002
   
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Judge(s): Lord Nicholls, Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Baroness Hale, Lord Brown
   
Date: 23 February 2004