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Reeves v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis |
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Issue: |
Whether the police owed a duty of care to prevent a prisoner in custody committing suicide; whether the defences of volenti non fit injuria or novus actus interveniens applied; and whether the deceased was contributorily negligent |
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Court: |
House of Lords |
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Judge(s): |
Lords Hoffmann, Mackay, Jauncey, Hope and Hobhouse |
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Date: |
15 July 1999 |