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The UK Supreme Court’s Recent Police Liability Decisions: Impact on Omissions and Insurance

The UK Supreme Court’s Recent Police Liability Decisions: Impact on Omissions and Insurance

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9th Dec 2025

Civil Liability, Duty of care, Duty to act, Personal Injury, Police, Sexual assault

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These decisions continue the broader trend of judicial caution about liability for omissions and illustrate how operational decisions by the police will rarely attract civil liability unless they fall within the recognised exceptions.

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The UK Supreme Court’s Recent Police Liability Decisions: Impact on Omissions and Insurance

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The UK Supreme Court’s Recent Police Liability Decisions: Impact on Omissions and Insurance

Related Updates

The Watson Judgment and Implications for PI Litigation

Bath Racecourse v Liberty Mutual

Johnstone v Fawcett Garage (Newbury) Limited EWCA Civ Case Note

Updates to Whiplash Tariff Figures: Implications for Legal Practice and the Civil Liability Act Review

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The Scottish Law Commission’s recent report on damages for personal injury

King’s Bench Masters Cost Management Hearings Guidance Note

Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police UKSC 33

Holmes v Poeton Holdings Limited

Analysis: The Automated Vehicles Act

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