8 Mar 2005
LAI V CHAMBERLAINS CA CA17/03
- Citation
- openlaw-f1c7c730_f5bd_49cf_b659_e1719356272e.pdf
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Majority of the Court held that barristerial immunity for negligence in relation to conduct of civil proceedings is no longer justified and should be abolished in civil cases in New Zealand, leaving criminal immunity and retrospective effects for future debate; the Court concluded s61 did not prevent judicial development in this area.