Attorney-General v Chapman - [2010] 2 NZLR 317

Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Public law damages for breaches of rights of fair trial and natural justice — Decisions by Deputy Registrar and Court of Appeal Judges determining appeal against conviction and criminal legal aid application — Whether public law compensation available for breaches by judiciary — Whether Attorney-General appropriate defendant — Whether Attorney-General has benefit of judicial immunities — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 25 and 27.