“The Supreme Court has held in James-Bowen and Others v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2018] UKSC 40 that the Commissioner owed no duty to protect the economic and reputational interests of officers whose alleged misconduct formed the subject of a civil claim, which the Commissioner had settled. The officers had been involved in executing the arrest of Babar Ahmed (who was subsequently convicted of terrorism offences and served a sentence in the United States) at Mr Ahmed’s home in December 2003. Mr Ahmed accused the officers of having assaulted and abused him, allegations which received widespread media coverage …” (more)
[Cecily White, UK Supreme Court Blog, 25 July]
First posted 2018-07-25 14:44:59
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