85 Duty to consider reduction in damages payable by the Crown
National Security Act 2023 (2023 c 32) | Legislation

85  Duty to consider reduction in damages payable by the Crown

(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     liability of the Crown to the claimant has been established by the court in national security proceedings,

(b)     the court is permitted to award damages, payable by the Crown, to the claimant in those proceedings in respect of that liability,

(c)     the Crown has made an application to the court for consideration of the factors mentioned in subsection (3) (the “national security factors”), and

(d)     the court has not refused the application.

(2)     Where this section applies, the court must,

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