Hearings
England & Wales
16 Dec 1993 [1994] 2 AC 45; [1994] 2 WLR 23; [1994] 1 All ER 97, HL(E)
Racz v Home Office
Subject Matter
PRACTICE — Jury — Right to jury — Misfeasance in public office — Claim for exemplary damages — Whether discretion to be exercised in favour of trial by jury — Supreme Court Act 1981, s 69(1)(3)
[1994] 2 AC 45; [1994] 2 WLR 23
TORT — Cause of action — Misfeasance in public office — Vicarious liability — Prison officers — Liability of Home Office for officers' wrongful acts