The case provides a detailed application of false imprisonment, Wilkinson v Downton, public nuisance, and joint tortfeasor principles to the context of an industrial picket/protest blockade. It addresses the relationship between overlapping tort claims and the avoidance of double recovery. The court confirmed that inaction may be relevant to the Wilkinson v Downton cause of action, and that the scope of a common design determines joint tortfeasor liability for individual acts. The case also addresses the significance of a plaintiff's ignorance of available means of egress in false imprisonment claims.
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