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Willers v Joyce

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

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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