King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

KA-2023-LDS-000024 - [2025] EWHC 2544 (KB)

Fecha: 07-Oct-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2544 (KB)

Case No: KA-2023-LDS-000024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

KING'S BENCH DIVISION

LEEDS DISTRICT REGISTRY

ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT KINGSTON-UPON-HULL

Combined Court Centre

1 Oxford Row

Leeds LS1 3BG

Date: 7 October 2025

Before :

MR JUSTICE LAVENDER

Between :

CHRISTOPHER WATSON

Appellant

- and -

CHIEF CONSTABLE OF HUMBERSIDE POLICE

Respondent

Stephen Simblet KC and Daniel Grütters (instructed by GT Stewart Solicitors) for the Appellant

John-Paul Waite (instructed by South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police Legal Services) for the Respondent

Hearing date: 25 February 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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Mr Justice Lavender: