Harry Turbyfield and Carmen Turbyfield (Plaintiffs) v The Attorney General & The Commissioner of Police (Defendants) (CL 106 of 2018) [2022] TCASC 9 (4 May 2022)

Citation: Harry Turbyfield and Carmen Turbyfield (Plaintiffs) v The Attorney General & The Commissioner of Police (Defendants) (CL 106 of 2018) [2022] TCASC 9 (4 May 2022)
Media Neutral Citation: [2022] TCASC 9
Court: Supreme Court of Turks and Caicos Islands
Case number: CL 106 of 2018
Attorneys: ,
Judges: Simons QC, J
Judgment date: 4 May 2022
Language: English
Type: Judgment

Flynote: Imprisoned/detained people
Case summary: For the 1st Plaintiff the Court awarded damages for false imprisonment/unlawful detention, personal injury/assault and battery, and aggravated damages in the sum of $27,500.00. For the 2nd Plaintiff the Court awarded damages for false imprisonment and aggravated damages in the sum of $18,000.00. The Court declined to award exemplary damages on the ground that the damages awarded were adequate compensation and that the conduct of the mid-level Police and Immigration Officers involved fell short of the oppressive, arbitrary or unconstitutional benchmark that the common law requires.

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