(Court of Appeal of New Zealand) The courts drew a distinction between damages which were loss-centred and damages which were rights-centred. Damages awarded for the purpose of vindication are essentially rights-centred, awarded in order to demonstrate that the right in question should not have been infringed at all.
Thomas J
[2000] NZCA 84, (2000) 18 CRNZ 1, (2000) 5 HRNZ 707, [2000] 3 NZLR 136
NVLII
England and Wales
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Cited – Ashley and Another v Chief Constable of Sussex Police HL 23-Apr-2008
The claimants sought to bring an action for damages after a family member suspected of dealing drugs, was shot by the police. At the time he was naked. The police officer had been acquitted by a criminal court of murder. The chief constable now . .
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Updated: 20 October 2021; Ref: scu.267068
