Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police v Wigan Athletic AFC Limited
[2008] EWCA Civ 1449
19 Dec 2008
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The Court of Appeal has held (Maurice Kay LJ dissenting) that a football club is not obliged to pay for a level of policing that has been provided in circumstances where it has made clear from the outset that it is not prepared to pay for it, notwithstanding that it has received the benefit of that level of policing.
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police v Wigan Athletic AFC Limited.
The Court of Appeal has held (Maurice Kay LJ dissenting) that a football club is not obliged to pay for a level of policing that has been provided in circumstances where it has made clear from the outset that it is not prepared to pay for it, notwithstanding that it has received the benefit of that level of policing.
In these circumstances there is no request for that level of policing for the purposes of s.25 Police Act 1996, no contract, and no liability in restitution.
Adam Lewis and Sarah Wilkinson appeared for Wigan Athletic AFC Limited.
