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Barton v Morris

[2023] UKSC 3
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

illegality defence in tort; Patel v Mirza trio of considerations; proportionality of denying claim on grounds of claimant's own illegality

Area of Law

tort

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