[2015] NZEmpC 57 Q v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 719 KB]
...that were applied, was “necessary and reasonable in all the circumstances” as indicated in the “Use of Force” chapter of the relevant Police Manual. He had considered what the various individuals had said about the parties’ actions, the environmental factors that were in play, the reasons why Mr Q said he had applied the holds which he adopted, why he considered them to be necessary and reasonable, Ms V’s reaction and the impressions of the different witnesses...