XGY (claimant/respondent) v The Chief Constable of Sussex Police & anr (respondents/appellants)
Tuesday 24 – Wednesday 25 June 2025
By two separate Appellants Notices filed, the CPS and the Chief Constable of Sussex Police, appeal against the order of Ritchie J dated 29 July 2024, sitting in the King’s Bench Division, allowing the Claimant’s appeal against the order of HHJ Brownhill striking out the claim against the CPS.
The issue is whether when an advocate speaks in court in the ordinary course of judicial proceeding they can be held liable for damages in a civil claim for the words they speak. The CPS submit they answer is no but that Ritchie J declined so to hold.
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