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Clinch v Dorset Police Authority

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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Clinch v Dorset Police Authority
   
Issue: Whether a police officer who suffered depression as a result of failing to secure promotion was entitled to an injury on duty award; whether a police authority is entitled to determine whether an injury was received in the execution of the officer’s duty without reference to a duly qualified medical practitioner
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4976/2002
   
Neutral Citation:   [2003] EWHC 161 Admin
   
Judge(s): McCombe J
   
Date: 11 February 2003