STEVENSON AGAINST SIR STEPHEN HOUSE, CHIEF CONSTABLE OF POLICE SCOTLAND [2015] ScotCS CSOH_16 (12 February 2015)

The instructors properly demonstrated and instructed the technique, including the hooking action; the pursuer failed to prove breach of duty or causation.

Citation: [2015] ScotCS CSOH_16
Parties: Pursuer: Debbie Stevenson; Defender: Sir Stephen House, Chief Constable of Police Scotland
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judgment Date: 12 February 2015
Procedural Posture: Personal Injury / Judgment After Proof
Outcome: decree of absolvitor
Legal Topics: Duty of Care, Personal Injury, Police Training, Causation, Breach of Duty

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Parties

Debbie Stevenson

Pursuer

Sir Stephen House, Chief Constable of Police Scotland

Defender

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury / Judgment After Proof

Legal Issues

1 Did the instructors fail to instruct the hooking action as part of the technique?
2 If so, did this omission cause or materially contribute to the pursuer's injury?

Ratio Decidendi

The instructors properly demonstrated and instructed the technique, including the hooking action; the pursuer failed to prove breach of duty or causation.

Court Disposition

decree of absolvitor

Orders

Defender absolved from liability; no damages awarded.