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Brooks v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the police owe a duty of care to witnesses to, or victims of, a very serious crime | 
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| Court:  | 
House of Lords | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2005] UKHL 24 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lords Bingham, Nicholls, Steyn, Rodger and Brown | 
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| Date:  | 
21 April 2005 |