Nikala Janice Taylor v Christopher Dean Jones - SC 88/2006

Civil appeal – applicant implicated in abduction of child – orders made against applicant by High Court pursuant to application under Habeas Corpus Act 2001 – standard of proof applicable in ordering that person in shoes of applicant release another person from detention – whether sufficient evidential basis to justify making of orders – whether Court of Appeal erred in disclaiming jurisdiction to hear appeal against orders on basis that they were interim rather than final – whether Court of Appeal erred in affirming High Court’s direction for oral examination of applicant – adequacy of interim orders made by Court of Appeal to protect applicant against self-incrimination.CA 2302006 10 November 2006