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Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners

[1974] AC 133
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1974
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The court may order an innocent third party mixed up in the wrongdoing of others to disclose the identity of the wrongdoer where disclosure is necessary to enable the applicant to seek redress.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — Norwich Pharmacal disclosure

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