The existence of the doctrine of qualified immunity sends the message that police should be protected from being sued under circumstances in which … Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2018] UKSC 4

there is no general duty of care owed by the police to members of the public at large to apprehend an unknown criminal and; as a matter of public policy, the police are immune from allegations of negligence arising from their investigation and suppression of crime. She has … The diverse opponents of qualified immunity have thrown their weight behind at least five appeals now awaiting the Supreme Court’s attention, each considered a …
The court ruled in Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire that no duty of care is owed by the police in relation to any errors made in fulfilling their general public functions of investigating and preventing crime. Immunity under Hill arises only in relation to the protection of the public from harm through the performance by the police of their function of the investigation of crime (para.

There have been a number of judgments since where this principle—that there are public policy grounds that the police should be immune from negligence … Mere negligence, the failure to exercise due care, is not enough to create liability. This is an important case particularly for those engaged in litigation against the police as it may offer a way round the absolute negligence immunity principle established in Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1989] AC 53, [1988] 2 All ER 238. In 2018, tennis player Boris Becker claimed diplomatic immunity against an … Northamptonshire Police met with the 42-year-old suspect, who is the wife of a US diplomat and who reportedly claimed diplomatic immunity. Two judges at the US Supreme Court have called for re-examining the qualified immunity doctrine.

The protests and clashes unfolding across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd have upheld a resonant message for courts to consider: Law enforcement accountability is … Three cops have just had their qualified immunity stripped by an appeals court for turning an innocuous, snarky Facebook comment into an arrest.

Immunity therefore means that in the typical police-suspect interaction, the suspect cannot sue the police. It wasn't all the officers' fault. UK police chiefs have written to the US embassy in London to demand immunity is waived for an American diplomat’s wife who is a suspect in relation to a fatal road crash. But diplomatic immunity meant the police could not search the bags of the diplomats and staff being deported.
Traditionally, the police force enjoyed blanket immunity from litigation. In fact, police officers are immune from lawsuits for the performance of their jobs unless willful, unreasonable conduct is demonstrated. The driver, Anne Sacoolas, claimed diplomatic immunity and fled the UK on a private jet. 55).

The hits for the police keep on coming. The decision in Commissioner of the Metropolis v (1) DSD (2) NBV [2018] UKSC 11 confirms that the police can be liable in proceedings for a breach of article 3’s prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment (and possibly article 4’s prohibition on slavery) where they fail to perform an adequate criminal investigation into alleged serious ill-treatment. The health secretary revealed he himself had asked a similar question about immunity of England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty, when … Groups from across the political spectrum have set their sights on the obscure legal doctrine known as qualified immunity, created half a century ago to shield police … The UK foreign secretary later admitted in the House of Commons that local police … UK says immunity is 'no longer relevant' for American diplomat's wife involved in fatal crash Oct 14, 11:39 AM Man dead after reportedly being shot by Atlanta police, GBI investigating

British police asked the US mission to waive her immunity but were denied US State Department says it gave UK request 'careful attention at senior … Justice Sonia Sotomayor, considered as one of the most liberal justices, has repeatedly disagreed when her colleagues have excused police misconduct in cases of police brutality, as per reports.