The Weekly Law Reports
[2002] 1 WLR 2621
Court of Appeal
Matthews
v
Ministry of Defence
[2002] EWCA Civ 773
2002 April 22,
23;
May 29
May 29
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers MR, Mummery and Hale LJJ
Crown proceedings
— Tort, liability of Crown
— Armed forces
— Serviceman claiming in tort for injury during service
— Statute exempting Crown from liability in tort
— Whether exemption substantive or procedural
— Whether incompatible with right to fair hearing to determine civil rights
—
Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44), s. 10
—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch. 1, Pt I, art 6(1)