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Alford v Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Alford v Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Police
   
Issue: Whether the Chief Constable was liable for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution for an offence of causing death by dangerous driving because an expert report which had not been unduly critical of the driving and the report had been withheld from the arresting and charging officers
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   B3/2008/1753 & B3/2008/1753(A)
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWCA Civ 100
   
Judge(s): Sir Anthony May P, Richards and Rimer LJJ
   
Date: 24 February 2009