In Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41 the SCC confirmed that police officers can be sued by suspects who have suffered damages as a result of negligent investigation. However, in this case, the SCC found that the officers had not been negligent because they had acted in accordance with the standards [...]

In Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the tort of negligent investigation does exist in Canada, but that the tort was not made out on the facts of this case. The plaintiff, Jason George Hill, was investigated by Hamilton police [...]

Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board is an important case that considers whether the tort of negligent investigation by the police should continue to exist. If it is decided that the tort of negligent investigation by the police ought to be abolished, then the SCC will overrule the current law of Ontario, as decided [...]