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McGrath v Chief Constable of Royal Ulster Constabulary

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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McGrath v Chief Constable of Royal Ulster Constabulary
   
Issue: Whether an arrest based upon a warrant that had been wrongly issued in the arrested person’s name was lawful
   
Court: House of Lords
   
Reference:  
   
Neutral Citation:   [2001] UKHL 39
   
Judge(s): Lords Steyn, Browne-Wilkinson, Cooke, Clyde and Hutton
   
Date: 12 July 2001