1988

Saywell v Police (1989) 4 CRNZ (High Court)

Blood alcohol appeal 

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1991

 

Rarere v Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1991) 6 CRNZ 693 (High Court)

Fisheries appeal. Crayfish. Maori customary rights.

 

Taxation Review Authority Case 90/085 (1991) 13 NZTC 3,394; 16 TRNZ 124 

Deductions. Compounded interest. Losses of accumulated deposits.

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Taxation Review Authority Case 63 - (1991) 16 TRNZ 459

GST. Subdivision and sale. Whether liable to register as sub-divider and/or seller.

 

Taxation Review Authority Case 29 - (1991) 13 NZTC 3,400; 16 TRNZ 5

Deductions. Losses. Shareholders. Resale of shares. Whether expenditure was capital or revenue

 

Taxation Review Authority Case 37 - (1991) 16 TRNZ 84 

Deductions. Product development expenditure. Holding company of a group of manufacturing companies

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1995

 

Roberts v Thompson (1995) 8 PRNZ 274 (High Court)

Affidavits sworn in a foreign country. Admission of affidavits despite defects.

 

Barrett v IBC International Ltd [1995] 3 NZLR 170; (1996) ANZ ConvR 301; (1995) 3 NZ ConvC 192,232 (Court of Appeal)

Caveat, Contract. Agreement for sale and purchase of landcontaining option provision. Whether agreement constituted a binding contract. Whetherimplied term for determining reasonable time for settlement.

 

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1996

 

Cornish v Tolhurst [1996] DCR 812 (District Court)

Application for stay of proceedings and declaration that notices of discontinuance were of no effect. ??

 

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1998
 

Cornish v Cullen (1998) 12 PRNZ 357 (High Court)

Civil procedure – application to strike out appeal

 

Lee v Billman [1998] DCR 701 (District Court)

Lender’s liability. Misrepresentation and fraud. Misleading and deceptive conduct in trade. Equitable remedies. Fiduciary relationship. Unconscionable dealing.

 

Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Sigatoka Investments No 3 Ltd. formerly known as Taradale Epsom Terrace 1996 Ltd. (1998) 8 NZCLC 261,785; (1998) 12 PRNZ 678 (High Court)

Application to restrain advertising of liquidation. Whether Commissioner could liquidate defendant. Whether Court should have regard to commercial morality

 

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2000

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The Grange Ltd v City Sales Ltd. (2000) 8 NZCLC 262,119; 14 PRNZ 222 (High Court)

Liquidation proceedings. Whether Court should order discovery in the context of an application to set aside a statutory demand.

 

Systems Engineering Technology Ltd v Marken Services Ltd. (2000) 4 NZ ConvC 193,226 (High Court)

Commercial lease. Wrongful distraint. Measure of damages.

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2001

Antunovich v Dalmatinsko Kulturno Drustvo Incorporated (Dalmatian Cultural Society) [2001] NZAR 229 (High Court)

Judicial Review. Voting abnormalities in incorporated Society. Contractual rights of members. Whether declaratory relief should be granted.

 

McGarry v Melmerley Investments Ltd. (2001) 15 PRNZ 498 (High Court)

Application for leave to appeal - principles.

 

Melmerley Investments Ltd v McGarry (2001) 15 PRNZ 506 (Court of Appeal)

Application for special leave to appeal - principles

 

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2003

Parmenter v Parmenter [2003] NZFLR 145 (Family Court)

Will. Family Protection Act claim

 

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2004

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MacMillan v Covic [2004] 2 NZLR 106; (2003) 11 TCLR 80; (2004) 5 NZ ConvC 193,841 (High Court)

Meaning and effect of a “first right of refusal” clause. Whether caveat sustainable.

 

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2007
 

Esoon Ltd v Grieve (2007) 19 NZCLC 264,277 (High Court)

Company liquidation

 

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2008
 

Heron Family Trust Ltd v Barfoot & Thompson Ltd. (2008) 9 NZCPR 676 (High Court)

Real estate agent’s commission. Listing Contract. Chain of causation leading to sale.

 

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2009
 

B-Guided Media Ltd v Vercauteren [2009] NZCCLR 39 (District Court)

Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

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2010

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Turn & Wave Ltd v Johnson [2010] ANZ ConvR 10-011 (High Court)

Part of the Blue-Chip litigation. Sale of Land. Specific performance of contract. 

 

Department of Labour v Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuit Centre of New Zealand [2010] DCR 26 (District Court)

Multiple drownings at a workplace. Sentencing under Health and Safety in Employment Act. 

 

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2011

B-Guided Media Ltd v Vercauteren [2011] NZCCLR 9 (District Court)

Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

Vercauteren v B-Guided Media Ltd. [2011] NZCCLR 39 (High Court)

Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

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2012

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Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust v Green Growth No 2 Ltd- (2012) 14 NZCPR 548 (High Court)

Indefeasibility, rectification, validity of an open space covenant under the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act. 

 

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2014

Wilson Parking New Zealand Ltd v Fanshawe 136 Ltd. [2014] 3 NZLR 567 (Court of Appeal)

Sale of land – right of first refusal. Equitable estoppel, grounds for establishing estoppel, basis for determining appropriate remedy. 

 

Queen Elizabeth The Second National Trust v Green Growth No 2 Ltd. (2014) 15 NZCPR 785 (High Court ) 

Indefeasibility, rectification, validity of an open space covenant under the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act.

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2016
 

Green Growth No 2 Ltd v Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust [2016] 3 NZLR 726 (Court of Appeal)

 

2019

 

Noe v Ratzapper Australasia Ltd [2019] NZAR 223

Successfully defended appeal to prevent entry of judgment after an international arbitration.

 

Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZRMA 316

High Court. Interlocutory hearing as to scope of water permit for commercial bottling. Substantive proceeding ongoing.

 

Green Growth No 2 Ltd v Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust [2019] 1 NZLR 161

Supreme Court dismissed appeal against Court of Appeal decision. Now a leading case on rectification and indefeasibility of title.

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