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High Court Judgment - Three Strikes Case

Friday, 9 November 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand High Court

Mandatory maximum penalty of 14 years imposed, but manifestly unjust for that to be without parole. More >>

Judgment: Dotcom Privacy Request Damages Overturned

Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 12:39 pm | New Zealand High Court

[10] This case involves issues arising from an “everything” request made by Mr Dotcom and addressed to every Cabinet Minister and almost all Government departments (some 52 entities in all). The requests were made between 17 and 31 July 2015. Although ... More >>

Taylor v Attorney General

Friday, 28 September 2018, 7:06 pm | New Zealand High Court

In October 2016, management and officers at Auckland prison strip searched 209 prisoners, including Mr Taylor and Mr Smith. More >>

MSD v L: Fictitious signatures not lawful

Thursday, 27 September 2018, 10:22 am | New Zealand High Court

This summary is provided to assist in the understanding of the Court's judgment. It does not comprise part of the reasons for that judgment. The full judgment with reasons is the only authoritative document. The full text of the judgment and reasons ... More >>

Sentencing: R v Nuku

Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 5:04 pm | New Zealand High Court

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE CRI-2017-044-004373 [2018] NZHC 2510 More >>

Judgment: NZ Steel v Minister of Consumer Affairs

Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 3:32 pm | New Zealand High Court

The High Court has found in favour of NZ Steel... It has quashed the Minister’s decision and directed that it be reconsidered. More >>

Judgment: Solicitor-General v Heta - sentencing discount

Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 1:48 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] Rachael Heta pleaded guilty on two charges, one of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one of common assault. Judge Moala sentenced Ms Heta on those charges to three years, two months imprisonment. This ... More >>

Judgment: M v Roper and Anor

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 10:01 am | New Zealand High Court

The claimant, M, sought damages from Mr Roper for mental harm she alleged was caused by the bullying, verbal abuse and sexual harassment he inflicted on her between 1985 and 1988. As well as damages against Mr Roper, M sought damages against the RNZAF ... More >>

Judgment: Waho v Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 4:54 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] Until he was removed in 2014 Toni Waho was a trustee of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust, a trust dedicated to the use and retention of te reo Māori. The Trust Board decided to remove Mr Waho on the grounds he had brought the Trust into disrepute ... More >>

R v Rewa: Third trial for murder charge to proceed

Monday, 6 August 2018, 2:51 pm | New Zealand High Court

R v MALCOLM REWA [2018] NZHC 1846 [6 August 2018] IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE CRI-1997-404-198997 [2018] NZHC 1846 More >>

Minute: Axioamtic Media v Regional Facilities Auckland

Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 1:35 pm | New Zealand High Court

[6] This morning the Registrar has received a memorandum from counsel for the applicants, advising that the application for urgent interim orders is no longer being pursued, and stating that the timetable orders that were made to facilitate the hearing on ... More >>

Covert filming doctor name suppression appeal declined

Thursday, 19 July 2018, 4:05 pm | New Zealand High Court

The identity of a doctor who earlier this year pleaded guilty to eight charges of making an intimate visual recording can now be made public after the High Court upheld the District Court’s decision declining him name suppression. More >>

Judgment: F v MSD

Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 12:24 pm | New Zealand High Court

NOTE: PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF FIRST APPELLANT/SECOND RESPONDENT PROHIBITED More >>

Judgment: S v NZ Police

Monday, 2 July 2018, 2:11 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] On 15 December 2017, the appellant was convicted of driving with excess blood alcohol content in the Thames District Court. He was sentenced to a fine of $800.3 More >>

The Queen v Susan Dale Austen - High Court Judgment

Friday, 11 May 2018, 1:21 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] Ms Austen you were found guilty by a jury of two charges of importing the class C controlled drug pentobarbitone. More >>

Judgment: Keating v Police - Embassy name suppression case

Friday, 4 May 2018, 10:52 am | New Zealand High Court

[1] The appellant, Alfred Keating, has been charged with attempting to intentionally make an intimate visual recording. More >>

High Court Decision on Dotcom v AG on Obama request

Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 4:29 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] The former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is in New Zealand for three days. The plaintiffs have filed an application for an order for his examination before a Judge while he is in New Zealand or, in the alternative ... More >>

High Court Decision: Crawford v New Zealand Police

Thursday, 15 March 2018, 12:10 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] This appeal is concerned with the admissibility of evidence obtained by the Police by a simple but effective investigatory “trick”. It led to the appellant confessing that he had anonymously ordered a Domino’s pizza order without paying, sent to ... More >>

Louisa Wall v Fairfax - Judgment

Monday, 12 February 2018, 4:25 pm | New Zealand High Court

[1] The appellant, Ms Louisa Wall, appeals from a determination of the Human Rights Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) dismissing her complaint that two cartoons penned by Mr Al Nisbet and published by the first respondent (Fairfax) breached s 61 of ... More >>

Results Judgment: NZME merger appeal dismissed

Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 9:43 am | New Zealand High Court

This summary is provided to assist in the understanding of the Court’s judgment. It does not comprise part of the reasons for that judgment. The full judgment with reasons is the only authoritative document. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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