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Island View Estates v Mainline Contracting
[2009] NZCCLR 25
 

High Court

Company Liquidation-Leave to Defend

Jamacs Corporation v Norfolk Trustee Co
(2008) 9 NZCPR 498
 

High Court

Appeal from Arbitration-Landlord’s obligation of repair under ADLS Lease
 

Gillespie v Kinloch Golf Resort Limited
(2008) 10 NZCLC 264,393
 

High Court

Summary Judgment-Attempted enforcement of the sale of shares in a company following the company’s liquidation; s 248(1)(d) of the Companies Act
 

Club Securities v Hurley 
[2008] 1 NZLR 711
 

High Court

Appeal- promissory notes; Whether promise to pay debt by a certain date amounts to a contingency.
 

Mountfort v Tasman Pacific Airlines
[2006] 1 NZLR 104
       

High Court

Trial- Defended pooling application under s. 271 of the Companies Act
 

Gunton v Aviation Classics Ltd
[2004] 3 NZLR 836
 

High Court

Trial- Contract and Fair Trading Act causes of action; betterment and personal liability of director
 

Cobb & Co v Thompson
(2004) 9 NZCLC 263,638
    

High Court

Voidable transaction application; change of position in good faith

Audio-Visual Copyright Society v University of Auckland 
[2003] 1 NZLR 417
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- The jurisdiction of the Copyright Tribunal; references by copyright collecting societies.
 

Esprit International v Lewis Group
(2002) 16 PRNZ 372
 

High Court

Procedure-Commercial List
 

Polymer Systems v Montgomerie
[2002]
3 NZLR 383
 

High Court

Appeal- Retention of title
 

Red Bull GMBH v Meier
[2002] FSR 670; (2001) 7 NZBLC 103,303
 

High Court

Appeal from Assistant Commissioner of Trade mark’s decision to register a trade mark
 

Patience & Nicholson v Cyclone Hardware
[2001] 3 NZLR 490
 

High Court & Court of Appeal

Fair Trading Act and passing off trial and appeal

Patience & Nicholson v Cyclone Hardware
(2000) 14 PRNZ 534
 

High Court

Interlocutory application- Stay of Judgment pending appeal

WEL Energy Group v Hawkins
[2001] 3 NZLR 374
 

High Court

Interim injunction- Calling of directors’ meetings
 

Re Hilltop Group Limited
(2001) 9 NZCLC 262,477
 

High Court

Trial- Breach of directors’ duties; trading while insolvent
 

Body Corporate 97010 v Auckland City Council
(2001) 15 PRNZ 372
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal against cost orders

Body Corporate 97010 v Auckland City Council   
[2000] 3 NZLR 513
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal-Resource management; judicial review
 

Body Corporate 97010 v Auckland City Council
[2000] NZRMA 202
        

High Court

Resource management; Judicial review

Montgomerie v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
(2000)
19 NZTC 15,569
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- Liability for GST on voidable transaction recoveries by Liquidators.

Montgomerie v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
(2000) 19 NZTC 15,368
 

High Court

Liquidator’s application for directions- Liability for GST on voidable transaction recoveries by liquidators.

Re Nautilus Developments Limited
[2000] 2 NZLR 505
 

High Court

Maintenance and champerty; litigation funding

Adidas New Zealand v Collector of Customs
[1999] 1 NZLR 558
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- Value of imported goods for duty purposes

Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff v Tahana
[1998] 1 NZLR 41
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- Defamation and absolute privilege

Re Hilltop Group Limited
(1998) 8 NZCLC 261,505
 

High Court

Removal of liquidator

The Queen v Dixon & Wright
[1997]
1 NZLR 54
 

High Court

Application by the SFO under s. 345(3) of the Crimes Act for the written consent of a High Court Judge to present an indictment.
 

Husqvarna v Bridon New Zealand
[1997]
3 NZLR 215
 

High Court

Trial- Copyright infringement

Duff v Communicado
[1995] 3 NZLR 739
 

High Court

Procedure- Commercial List

Remy Finance v Independent Liquor
(1994) 6 TCLR 293
     

High Court

Interim injunction- Passing off and the Fair Trading Act
 

Commercial Factors v Maxwell Printing
[1994] 1 NZLR 724
   

High Court

Trial- Debt factoring and assignment of debts; set off
 

Unilever v Cerebos Greggs
(1994) 6 TCLR 187

 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- Fair Trading Act.

Cerebos Greggs v Unilever
(1994) 5 NZBLC 103,497
 

High Court

Trial- Fair Trading Act; claim against a competitor.
 

Re Cut Bend & Supply Limited
(1993) 6 NZCLC 260,228
 

High Court

Liquidator’s application for directions- whether purported assignments were absolute assignments or charges.
 

Hadlee v Commissioner of Inland Revenue 
[1993] 2 NZLR 385
 

Privy Council

Appeal- The assignment of shares in a professional partnership; assignment of income from personal exertion.
 

Hadlee v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
[1991] 3 NZLR 517
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- The assignment of shares in a professional partnership; assignment of income from personal exertion; tax avoidance.
 

Hadlee v Commissioner of Inland Revenue
[1988] 2 NZLR 447

 

High Court

Trial- the assignment of shares in a professional partnership; assignment of income from personal assertion; tax avoidance.
 

Dobson Construction v Dobson
(1993) 7 PRNZ 64
 

High Court

Procedure

De Spa v Lewis
(1993) 2 NZ ConvC 191610
 

High Court

Interim injunction- Mortgagee sale

Re Stream Investments Limited
[1993] MCLR 411
 

High Court

Liquidators’ application for directions- Parent company had pledged subsidiary’s asset.
 

Re Ararimu Partners Limited
(1993) 6 NZCLC 260,218
 

High Court

Liquidators’ application for directions- Effect of deed of subordination.
 

Re Shoreville Mandalay Limited
[1993] MCLR 122
 

Court of Appeal

Appeal- Receivers’ application for directions.

Re Shoreville Mandalay Limited
(1990) 5 NZCLC 66,707
 

High Court

Trial- Receivers’ application for directions following various claims by second debenture holders.
 

S H Lock v BNZ
(1992) 4 NZBLC 102,923
 

High Court

Trial- Breach of fiduciary duty owed by one financier to another
 

Re Stewart Timber & Hardware
(1991) 5 NZCLC 67,137
 

High Court

Liquidators’ application for directions in respect of pooled companies- whether creditors have an independent right to interest on debts from surplus.
 

General Communications v DFC
[1990]
3 NZLR 406
 

Court of Appeal only

Appeal- The existence of a Quistclose trust

Equiticorp Industries v Hawkins
[1990] 2 NZLR 175
 

High Court

Waiver of privilege

National Bank v McDonald
(1989) 4 NZCLC 65,288
 

High Court

Application- Entitlement of receiver appointed by second debenture holder to deduct costs.
 

Action Finance v Steel
(1989) 
4 NZCLC 65,166
 

High Court

Interim injunction- Attempt to restrain debenture holder from taking action.
 

Kelly Tarltons v Mellsop
(1989) 3 PRNZ 366
 

High Court

Protest to jurisdiction

Re Ararimu Holdings Limited
[1989] 3 NZLR 487
 

High Court

Application for directions by statutory managers-Competing proprietary claims, tracing.
 

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