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Anon 3.42.

Mr Tharkar clearly did have a valid claim. He has been awarded damages. What he does with those damages is entirely his own decision, subject to the constraints attendant upon his status as a prisoner.

If you want to "put an end to such unpalatable claims" the only way to do so would be by way of primary legislation to remove the right of action. Speaking only for myself, I would rather the Prison Service stopped their unpalatable treatment of prisoners and their property, thereby giving rise to the claims in the first instance. Which is to say, you're shooting the wrong fox.