Philippa Currie, Raymond Donnelly & Co, The Crown Solicitor at Christchurch, The Attoney-General of New Zealand and others v Vincent James Clayton and Linda Joyce Westbury - SC 132/2014
Summary
Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding that an accused may be entitled to damages for misfeasance in public office where disclosure by a prosecutor is deliberately misleading – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding the prosecutor’s disclosure of the District Court’s sentencing indication had a “requisite public character” and that it was an exercise of a “power or authority”.[2014] NZCA 511 CA 341/2013
Result
A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicants must pay the respondents reasonable disbursements (to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar). 5 March 2015
B The applicants must pay the respondents reasonable disbursements (to be fixed if necessary by the Registrar). 5 March 2015
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Leave judgment - leave dismissed — PHILIPPA CURRIE, RAYMOND DONNELLY & CO, THE CROWN SOLICITOR AT CHRISTCHURCH AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND v VINCENT JAMES CLAYTON AND LINDA JOYCE WESTBURY [2015] NZSC 17 5 March 2015 (PDF 126 KB)
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