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New Zealand Police v Paki - Appeal Partially Upheld
Monday, 8 December 2014, 4:55 pm | New Zealand High Court
The High Court in Auckland has partially allowed the Crown’s appeal against a District Court decision to discharge without conviction the son of the Māori King, the respondent Korotangi Te Hokinga Mai Douglas Paki, on one charge of driving with excess breath ... More >>
Court Judicial Decision: Dotcom v The USA: 17 October 2014
Monday, 20 October 2014, 12:06 pm | New Zealand High Court
The United States of America is seeking the extradition of Messrs Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann and Van Der Kolk. The matter has been before the Courts on numerous occasions, and no further recitation of the facts is needed. More >>
The Queen v John Archibald Banks: Sentencing Notes
Friday, 1 August 2014, 3:12 pm | New Zealand High Court
[2] You appear for sentence today, having been found guilty of one charge of transmitting a return of electoral expenses, knowing it to be false in one or more material particulars. This is an offence pursuant to the now repealed s 134(1) of the Local Electoral Act ... More >>
Judgment: Fairfax v Ismail - Name Supression
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 4:46 pm | New Zealand High Court
This judgment explains why on 1 July 2014 I granted an appeal by Fairfax New Zealand Ltd (Fairfax) from a decision of Judge Davidson made in the Wellington District Court on 30 May 2014. Fairfax appealed Judge Davidson’s decision to extend an interim ... More >>
Judgment: Lucan Battison v St John's College
Friday, 27 June 2014, 12:44 pm | New Zealand High Court
Lucan Battison sought judicial review of decisions suspending him from St John’s College, Hastings and the conditions imposed by the Board of Trustees on his return to the college. The decisions of the principal and Board of Trustees stemmed from ... More >>
R v John Banks: Reasons For Verdict
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:35 pm | New Zealand High Court
The Honourable Mr John Banks is charged with one count of transmitting a return of electoral expenses, knowing it to be false in one or more material particulars. More >>
Judgment on TV3 Coverage in John Banks Trial
Friday, 30 May 2014, 4:25 pm | New Zealand High Court
On 26 May 2014, I revoked the permission I had earlier given to TV3/Media Works, to film the trial of the Honourable John Banks. I also directed that TV3/Media Works is not to use any footage captured in the courtroom in its coverage of the balance ... More >>
Judgment: ChristChurch Cathedral Demolition May Continue
Friday, 30 May 2014, 4:15 pm | New Zealand High Court
The Court found: • CPT has committed to the construction of a new cathedral and hence the original justification for a stay no longer existed. • CPT gave fair consideration to relevant issues before reaching its decision to deconstruct and ... More >>
Teina Pora - Bail Application Declined
Friday, 28 March 2014, 3:31 pm | New Zealand High Court
Teina Pora filed an application for bail in the High Court pending the hearing of his appeal to the Privy Council. He had earlier applied to the Court of Appeal, which held that it lacked jurisdiction to grant bail in these circumstances. More >>
Judgment: New Health NZ Inc v Sth Taranaki District Council
Friday, 7 March 2014, 12:41 pm | New Zealand High Court
On 10 December 2012, the South Taranaki District Council (the Council) decided by a vote of 10 to 3 to add fluoride to the water supplies of Patea and Waverley, both small towns in South Taranaki... More >>
Judgment: Perpetual Trust Limited v Lombard Finance
Monday, 23 December 2013, 5:30 pm | New Zealand High Court
Perpetual applies for Court approval to retire as trustee and for the second applicant (“Corporate Trust”) to be appointed as a trustee in its place. More >>
Judgment: Coca Cola v Frucor. Pepsi
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 12:05 pm | New Zealand High Court
In 2009, the defendants, Frucor Soft Drinks Limited (“Frucor”) and PepsiCo Inc (“PepsiCo”), started selling cola and lemonade soft drinks in this country in a new 300 ml glass bottle. The plaintiff, The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) alleges ... More >>
John Banks Decisions: Committal and Transfer of Proceedings
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 12:49 pm | New Zealand High Court
Mr Banks seeks judicial review of the committal decision. He asks this Court to quash the decision to commit him for trial, to set aside the committal and to issue a declaration that there is insufficient evidence to commit him for trial. The application for ... More >>
Judgment: Climate Refugee Claim Appeal Refused
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 10:17 am | New Zealand High Court
[14] Overcrowding is a problem which the Kiribati government has had to confront. A long term problem for the Kiribati government is steadily rising ocean levels attributable to climate change. More >>
Judgment: Lundy Bail Decision
Friday, 11 October 2013, 4:41 pm | New Zealand High Court
[1] Mr Lundy applies for bail. His circumstances are well known. He was charged and tried in the Palmerston North High Court in 2002 with the murder of his wife and child. He was convicted of both murders and sentenced to life imprisonment and initially ... More >>
Judgment: Phillipstown School Trustees v Minister of Ed
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 5:01 pm | New Zealand High Court
These failures of process mean that the Minister has not lawfully merged Phillipstown with Woolston. Her decision is declared unlawful and is not valid. More >>
High Court Decision on Margaret Spencer Case
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:43 am | New Zealand High Court
AND HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL in respect of the Ministry of Health First Defendant More >>
Mangawhai Ratepayers' and Residents' Assn v Kaipara Council
Friday, 30 August 2013, 3:27 pm | New Zealand High Court
[52] For those reasons, I dismiss the application to strike-out the first cause of action. More >>
McAllister v Solicitor-General - Appeal on contempt of court
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 5:33 pm | New Zealand High Court
Mr McAllister was in contempt when he refused to take the oath... The appeal against sentence is allowed, and the sentence of imprisonment is quashed. In its place Mr McAllister is fined the sum of $750. More >>
Judgment: Fowler Developments, Quake Outcasts v CERA
Monday, 26 August 2013, 5:02 pm | New Zealand High Court
[1] This case concerns two applications for judicial review heard together by consent. The genesis of each proceeding was the making of offers by the chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) to purchase either vacant land, ... More >>
