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
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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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