Cases

Hunt v AB

Comment

The treatment of complaints to police by the law has had something of a confused history. Prior to Westcott v Westcott, it had always been thought that such complaints were protected by only qualified privilege. As a result of the reassessment of the principle of immunity from suit in Mahon v Rahn (No.2), the only basis on which to challenge what is alleged to be a malicious complaint to police is by a claim for malicious prosecution. Care has to be taken however that the rebalancing properly accommodates the legitimate interests of both parties.

Areas of work

General Common Law

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