What price liberty? Damages, DOLS and a cat named Fluffy – UK Human Rights Blog

‘With a significant backlog of care home cases in the Court of Protection, P’s case runs the risk of becoming something of a precedent on the question of damages for unlawful detention. However, as far as calculation of damages goes, it is light on analysis of principle. This post seeks to explore whether the considerable case law that has developed on damages for false imprisonment in other situations may help illuminate what this type of case is worth.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 29th January 2015

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