Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

a legal wrong (whether criminal or civil) has at least arguably been carried out by a wrongdoer against the potential claimant; (Lexology)

a legal wrong (whether criminal or civil) has at least arguably been carried out by a wrongdoer against the potential claimant; (Lexology)

The Court of Appeal emphasised the requirement that the recipient of a Norwich Pharmacal order must be more than a 'mere witness' to the alleged wrongdoing, and held that this requirement had not been met on the facts of this case. [...]

The Norwich Pharmacal principle (so-called after a case of the same name) allows a potential claimant to obtain disclosure from a third party where all of the following conditions are met:

1) a legal wrong (whether criminal or civil) has at least arguably been carried out by a wrongdoer against the potential claimant;

2) the disclosure sought is likely to enable the potential claimant to bring a claim against the wrongdoer; and

3) the person against whom the disclosure application is made must be more than a 'mere witness'; they must have facilitated the wrongdoing in some way. (Lexology)

Tort law has been called the law of wrongful injuries. It is the law that protects and compensates people who have been injured by the negligence, or recklessness, or intentional acts of wrongdoers. (The American Museum of Tort Law)