True, but the story is also running on the BBC & Sky (so it must be true ). I also saw something about a similar case of a PC trying it on in Private Eye recently.
Personally, if I was the solicitor acting for the garage owner, I would refer the plaintiff to Private Eye’s response given in the famous case of Arkell v. Pressdram (1971) [unreported]
Don’t the police carry torches? Seems like it should be part of her kit, along with radio, baton and cuffs. Disciplinary action against her superiors for failing to properly equip her? 0:)
Next you’ll read about Firemen launching lawsuits because they fell down from dragging a heavy hose full of water.
Or they stumbled because the fire wasn’t bright enough to light a pathway.
My guess is that it won’t get to court. Just because someone tries it on doesn’t mean they will succeed. There seems to be some political pressure to stop this kind of nonsense, so hopefully common sense will prevail.
Even if common sense prevails in this case, unless there is a political ruling that says you won’t get sued for calling the cops, it will make people reluctant to call them. After all, maybe the next one will succeed…
I’m gonna move back to the UK and become a criminal, there doesn’t seem to be much opposition.
Hey, if you were planning on breaking into the property in question and you tripped on the kerb instead Im sure you would be better off!! Im going to give up house breaking, there just isnt any money in it anymore
“The federation said in a statement: ”Contrary to media reports at the time, PC Jones was not seeking a vast compensation payment, rather she was seeking monies that covered the income she had lost as a result of her injury.”
Well, not only should she carry a torch, but she should also get some kind of insurance.