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Privy Council Wellington
15 October; 19 January 1999
Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough and Lord Millett
15 October; 19 January 1999
Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough and Lord Millett
Practice and procedure — Appeals to Privy Council — Matters of policy — Whether Board should substitute own view for that of Court of Appeal.
Practice and procedure — Striking out proceedings — Abuse of process — Whether arguable cause of action to be struck out as abuse of process once Court of Appeal had decided action was barred — High Court Rules, R 186.
Tort — Exemplary damages — Whether could be claimed in case of criminal offence which had been prosecuted.