Daniels v Thompson - [1998] 3 NZLR 22

Damages — Exemplary — Availability of exemplary damages for claims in tort where conduct alleged constituted criminal offending — Plaintiffs sought exemplary damages in respect of sexual offending by defendants — Whether exemplary damages ought to be available as a matter of policy — Analysis of the nature of exemplary damages — Whether claims barred by s 26 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Implications of prior acquittal or conviction — Double jeopardy — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 26(1) and (2).