Question: CASE NOTE: Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1989] 1 AC 53
Answer: Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire case placed public bodies under a ‘microscope’. It was evident to the court that a principle must be found while simultaneously striking a balance between compensating the claimant and allowing public bodies to fulfill their duties to the society. I Facts and Claims The claimant was the mother of Jacqueline Hill, a 20 year- old student, who was the ‘Yorkshire ripper’ last victim, was attacked at night in a city street of the police area of which the defendant was Chief constable . The defendant was sued under section 48(1) of the Police Act 1964, enacting that the chief officer of police for any police area shall be liable in respect of torts . The claimant argued that it was the duty of the police to ‘exercise all reasonable care to......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 75% | Course: Criminal Law | Year: 1st | Words: 1000 | References: Yes | Date written: January, 2014 | Date submitted: February 18, 2015 | Coursework ID: 905
