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Law-Now 13 Mar 2024 · International

Court of Appeal rules that defence of illegality in civil claim is not available if not guilty of criminal offence by reason of insanity

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In Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others [2024] EWCA Civ 138, the Court of Appeal recently held, by a majority of 2 to 1, that where a person has committed a crime, but has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, the defence of illegality...

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