by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Appeal against conviction and sentence – murder – self-defence – directions given by trial judge – tripartite direction – relevance of youth in sentence – life imprisonment – Dickey v R [2023] NZCA 2 – minimum period of imprisonment M v R [2023] NZCA 319. ... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Building defects – weathertightness – insurance claim – insurance contracts – exclusion clause – partial or full exclusion – contractual interpretation – commercial purpose – Wayne Tank and Pump Co Ltd v The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd [1974] 1 QB... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Sale and purchase of tenanted property – claim for balance of purchase price – misleading and deceptive conduct – breach of warranties – Fair Trading Act 1986 Premier Property Developments Ltd v OHL Ltd [2023] NZHC 1962 per Jagose J. This case was a successful... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 4, 2023 | News
Property Law Act 2007 – order for sale – division of sale proceeds – Swanson v Norris [2021] NZHC 3342 – reimbursement – procedure formal proof Walter Earnest Swanson v Amanda Eileen Norris [2023] NZHC 1666. Tewiremu Napia Swanson appointed his brother, Walter... by Kaitlyn Yakas-Dance | Aug 4, 2023 | News
Veterans’ Support Act 2014, ss 10(b), 14 and 47(1) – Veterans Support Regulations 2014 – questions of law – appeal against the finding of a service-related condition – statutory interpretation – equal treatment of equal claims The General Manager of Veterans’ Affairs...