Former Royal Marine settles claim for false imprisonment for £30,000
A former Royal Marine with a distinguished record of elite military service has settled his claim for false imprisonment against West Yorkshire Police for £30,000 plus legal costs.
The Claimant ('TJM') who cannot be named, claimed for (i) unlawful arrest; (ii) 7 hours' unlawful detention in a police cell and subsequent bail conditions that were disproportionate, oppressive and of inordinate duration (16.5 months).
TJM claimed that the police officers responsible had shown no interest in any objective assessment of an allegation made against him. Instead, they uncritically and unlawfully sided with his accuser, causing him significant detriment in ongoing Court proceedings.
TJM's case was that West Yorkshire Police would not have treated a white male serviceman with the same scepticism, unfairness and lack of objectivity as they treated TJM (who is black).
TJM was represented by Nick Stanage on direct access. The settlement sum was six times greater than that which West Yorkshire Police had offered when TJM had been acting as a litigant in person.
Media: Yorkshire Post, The Sun.
TJM's previous success in a defamation claim arising from the same events and in which he instructed Mark Henderson is reported here.