The Court declined leave to appeal from an interlocutory decision striking out the appellant's amended claim without leave to re-plead, finding no demonstrable error. The Court confirmed that an acquittal alone does not disclose causes of action in tort against the State; a plaintiff must identify specific causes of action and plead their essential elements, including material facts giving rise to a duty of care or establishing malice. Where incarceration results from a lawful court order refusing bail, an action for false imprisonment will not lie even if the accused is later acquitted, following Groom v State of SA [2017] SASCFC 35.
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