Rigby v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 1985 |
| Date | 1985 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division |
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- Capital & Counties Plc v Hampshire County Council
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Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police v. Van Colle et al., (2008) 393 N.R. 200 (HL)
...Gibson v. Orr, 1999 SC 420 (Scot Ct. of Sess., Outer House), refd to. [paras. 53, 79]. Rigby v. Chief Constable of Northamptonshire, [1985] 1 W.L.R. 1242, refd to. [paras. 53, Glamorgan Coal Co. v. Glamorganshire Standing Joint Committee, [1916] 2 K.B. 206, refd to. [para. 54]. Glasbrook Br......
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L.M. v Commissioner of an Garda Síochána
...the particular fact situation gives rise to a limited and targeted duty to an identifiable person. See by way of example Rigby v. Chief Constable of North Hamptonshire [1985] 1 W.L.R. 1242, Brooks v. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2005] 1 W.L.R. 1495 and, Chief Constable of Hertfor......
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Smyth and Others v The Commissioner of an Garda Síochána and Others
...Instances where negligence has been established are Knightly v. Johns [1982] 1 WLR 349 and Rigby v. Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [1985] 1 WLR 1242. Further, a police officer may be guilty of a criminal offence if he wilfully fails to perform a duty which he is bound to perform by com......
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2 firm's commentaries
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The Private Law Liability Of Public Authorities: The Curious Case Of Transport Arendonk BVBA v Chief Constable Of Essex Police
...injury: see [29]-[31] and [35]. That principle formed the basis of the duty in case such as Rigby v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [1985] 1 WLR 1242 (where the police negligently fired a gas cannister into the claimant's shop, thus setting it on fire) and Alcock v Chief Constable of So......
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The Line Of Duty: Police And The Duty Of Care
...case out. Some older examples Some older authorities, also illustrate the distinction. In Rigby v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [1985] 1 WLR 1242 the police were found liable for negligently firing a cs cannister into the plaintiff's shop, setting it on fire, in the course of an attem......
3 books & journal articles
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Police, Negligence and the Elusive Special Ingredient: A critical analysis of Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and the liability of police for the actions of third parties
...James Goudkamp Street on Torts (13th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012) at 56. 19 Rigby v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire [1985] 1 WLR 1242 (QB). 110 Canterbury Law Review [Vol 24, 2018] B. Liability of emergency services It is a well-settled precedent that failing to respond ad......
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Table of Cases, Volume 78, 2005
...UKHL 13, [2003]2 AC 687 261Reeves v Metropolitan Police (1997) The Times, 16.7.99 213Rigby v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire (1985) 2 All ER 985 216Stokes v Guest, Keen & Nettlefold (Bolt & Nuts) Ltd (1968) 1 WLR1776 221Sutcliffe v CC of West Yorkshire Police (1995) The Times, 5.6.95 21......
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‘Caparo Under Fire’: a Study into the Effects upon the Fire Service of Liability in Negligence
...fire moredangerous, its practical effect may be seen as more wide ranging. As far as fire32 Rigby vChief Constable of Northamptonshire [1985] 1 WLR 1242, Knightley vJohns [1982] 1 WLR349, Alcock vChief Constable of South Yorkshire [1992] AC 310, and Marshall vOsmond [1983] QB1034.33 Presuma......