What are the applicable legal principles for negligent police investigation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Veeken v. Spratt, 2019 BCPC 204 (CanLII):

George v. Guelph (City) Police Services, 2016 ONSC 4961, summarizes the applicable legal principles with respect to negligent police investigation at para. 8:

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