13 Nov 1986
WILLIAM ALAN TERENCE CRAWLEY v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- WILLIAM ALAN TERENCE CRAWLEY v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4675/1985
The bench warrant was valid and the initial arrest and detention until presentation to magistrate were lawful under the Police Force Ordinance and Magistrates' Ordinance; however the decision to handcuff and publicly transport the plaintiff was unjustified because the duty sergeant failed to apply his mind to the relevant circumstances and relied on routine procedure, making the handcuffing an unlawful assault and battery for which damages are recoverable; exemplary damages were not awarded.