Police
SCC Decision: October 4, 2007
Submitted by Andrew Pilliar on Thu, 2007-10-04 07:06Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41
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(Negligence / Police Investigation / Negligent Investigation)
After acquittal at a second trial for robbery, H sued the police for negligence. Among other things, H alleged that the police identification process was flawed. The Court dismissed H's claim, but accepted that the tort of negligent investigation exists in Canadian law. There is a sufficient relationship between a suspect and the police to justify this tort. No policy reasons negative the duty of care. The standard of care is a flexible one, to be assessed based on common policing practices when the investigation was under way.
Majority/Dissent on cross-appeal: 6/3
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TwitterSCC decision: January 31, 2007
Submitted by Andrew Pilliar on Wed, 2007-01-31 17:09R. v. Beaudry, 2007 SCC 5
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(Appeals / police discretion / obstruction of justice / unreasonable verdict)
