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Willers v Joyce
[2016] UKSC 43
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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