The Weekly Law Reports
[2001] 1 WLR 1575
Court of Appeal
L (A Child) and another v Reading Borough Council and another
[2001] EWCA Civ 346
2000 Nov 9,
10;
2001 March 12
2001 March 12
Otton, Keene LJJ and Maurice Kay J
Practice
— Pleadings
— Striking out
— Mother making unfounded allegations against father of sexual abuse of child
— Police officer interviewing father and child
— No prosecution brought but police officer's misrepresentation of content of interview leading to care proceedings
— Father and child bringing action in negligence, misfeasance in public office and conspiracy to injure
— Whether claims arguable
— Whether police immune from suit
— Whether claims to be struck out