Aquaculture Corporation v New Zealand Green Mussel Co Ltd - [1990] 3 NZLR 299

Damages — Compensatory and exemplary — Breach of confidence — Plaintiff suffered loss as result of defendant's breach of confidence — Trial Judge assessed compensatory damages at $1.5 million but held he had no jurisdiction to award them and instead awarded $100,000 exemplary damages — Whether compensatory damages could be awarded for breach of confidence — Whether exemplary damages could also be awarded — Whether both compensatory and exemplary damages should be awarded.