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10 April 2019
Director of private trust company held personally liable for costs in trust dispute
In Guest v Guest & Ors [2019] NZCA 64, the New Zealand Court of Appeal (overturning a first instance decision) held that the appellant's costs should …
04 October 2018
NEW ZEALAND SOLICITOR/EXECUTOR CAUSES MISTAKE WHICH LEADS TO COURT PROCEEDINGS – IS HE LIABLE FOR THE COSTS?
In Crawford v Phillips [2018] NZCA 351, the New Zealand Court of Appeal decided that, notwithstanding one of the executors of an estate may have made a …
25 September 2018
NEW ZEALAND COURT OF APPEAL PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE TEST OF RECTIFICATION OF A VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT AND FINDS THE USE OF THE "BACKDOOR" METHOD TO BE AN ABUSE OF PROCESS
In the two cases set out below, the New Zealand Court of Appeal considered the circumstances in which there may be rectification of a deed entered into …
12 June 2018
New Zealand Court of Appeal grants reverse summary judgment in claims for dishonest assistance against solicitor
In McKay & Ors v Sandman [2018] NZCA 103, the New Zealand Court of Appeal granted a claim for summary judgment in relation to claims brought on the …
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