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Tort [2023] NIKB 134

Sands & Anor v Bond & Ors

Sands & Anor v Bond & Ors [2023] NIKB 134 (01 December 2023)

Default judgment in defamation and harassment claims over anonymous Tattle Life posts. The court awarded each plaintiff ÂŁ150,000 and indemnity costs.

  • Online harassment
  • Defamation
  • Aggravated damages
  • Exemplary damages
  • Indemnity costs
  • Online-harassment
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Tort law [2023] NIKB 110

Monaghan (No.2) v Police Service Of Northern Ireland

Monaghan (No.2) v Police Service Of Northern Ireland [2023] NIKB 110 (18 October 2023)

The court awarded exemplary damages for misfeasance in public office by police, reduced to reflect an apology and remedial steps, and ordered the award shared among identified claimants.

  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Exemplary damages
  • Police misconduct
  • Vicarious liability
  • Misfeasance-in-public-office
  • Exemplary-damages
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Defamation [2023] NIKB 85

Winters & Ors v News Group Newspapers Ltd

Winters & Ors v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] NIKB 85 (24 August 2023)

The court refused late amendments adding new damage claims in a defamation case, and also refused further discovery, production, and a subpoena.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Discovery
  • Exemplary damages
  • Duty of candour
  • Abuse of process
  • Subpoena duces tecum
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Tort law [2016] NIQB 24

Flynn v Police Service of Northern Ireland

Flynn v Police Service of Northern Ireland [2016] NIQB 24 (4 March 2016)

Interlocutory discovery ruling in a civil claim against the police: the court found further potentially relevant documents remained to be disclosed despite admissions.

  • Discovery
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Negligence
  • Assault
  • Battery
  • Conspiracy
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Contract law [2013] NIQB 79

Crawfordsburn Inn Ltd v Graham

Crawfordsburn Inn Ltd v Graham [2013] NIQB 79 (11 June 2013)

The High Court held that exemplary damages were not recoverable for breach of contract or breach of confidence and remitted the case to the County Court.

  • Breach of contract
  • Breach of confidence
  • Exemplary damages
  • Remittal to county court
  • Breach-of-contract
  • Breach-of-confidence
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Tort law [2019] NIQB 114

Campbell v Ministry Of Defence

Campbell v Ministry Of Defence [2019] NIQB 114 (11 June 2010)

The High Court held the Ministry of Defence liable for a Bloody Sunday shooting, awarding damages for physical injury, psychiatric harm, aggravated damages, and financial loss.

  • Damages
  • Aggravated damages
  • Exemplary damages
  • Psychiatric injury
  • Loss of earnings
  • Loss of services
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