 Glasbrook Bros v Glamorgan CC

Glasbrook Brothers Ltd. v Glamorgan County Council [1924] UKHL 3 (19 December 1924)  is an English contract law and labour law case concerning the liability of private parties paying for extra police protection.During a strike, Glasbrook Brothers (the owners of a colliery) requested police protection in the form of a body of officers quartered on the premises; though the police only had the resources to make visiting patrols, they offered to place constables in exchange for a financial contribution.