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Vellino v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the police are liable in negligence for injuries sustained in the course of an escape attempt | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
B3/2000/2771 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2001] EWCA Civ 1249 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Schiemann and Sedley LJJ, and Sir Murray Stuart-Smith | 
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| Date:  | 
31 July 2001 |