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United Kingdom Leading Case malicious prosecution

Willers v Joyce

[2016] UKSC 43
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The tort of malicious prosecution extends to civil proceedings where proceedings were initiated maliciously, without reasonable cause, and resolved in the defendant's favour.

Key Principle

The tort of malicious prosecution extends to civil proceedings; a person who maliciously and without reasonable cause initiates civil proceedings that are resolved in the defendant's favour may be liable.

Area of Law

tort

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