Case law

A recent High Court appeal suggests that departing from the usual cap on costs awards to aided persons is possible in “rare” and “compelling” cases.

A summary of decisions delivered in October 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

Chapters in Adams — Sentencing have been updated to include the very latest case law.

The Crimes Act 1961 commentary has been carefully revised and rewritten by the authors to ensure it is completely current and accurate.

Due to accessibility issues, we are removing case images from the search results.

To enable easy access, the link to the PDF image has been relocated to the top right-hand side of the document.

Navigating different versions of a case has become much easier.

A summary of decisions delivered in September 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

A summary of decisions delivered in August 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.

As ever, Professor Emerita Nicola Peart is providing more updating for the Trusts chapter in Family Property, including commentary on the Privy Council case Grand View Private Trust Co Ltd v Wong

A summary of decisions delivered in July 2023 by the Supreme Court, available on Westlaw New Zealand.