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January 1995

Thyangathyanga v AG (Civil Cause 395 of 1994) [1995] MWHCCiv 22 (24 January 1995)

Whether wrongful arrest and detention entitle the plaintiff to damages for false imprisonment and lost promotion prospects.

Tort — False imprisonment — Unlawful arrest and detention following workplace incident — Quantum of damages for lengthy detention and poor prison conditions; Damages for loss of promotion prospects — Defamation — burden to prove publication; Civil procedure — amendment to pleadings allowed if duly served and uncontested; Failure of state defendant to appear.

24 January 1995