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Principles of Causation in Public Law Damages Claims
In Attorney-General v Putua [2024] NZCA 67, the Attorney-General successfully appealed a High Court decision ordering the Crown to pay $11,000 compensation to Mr Putua for a breach of the Bill of Rights Act 1990.
Culturally-sensitive practices following deaths in custody.
Henry Afakasi collapsed and died while serving as an inmate Auckland South Corrections Facility.
At law, custody of his body passed from the Department of Corrections/SERCO to the Police and then to the coroner…