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Rangitira Developments Limited v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated - SC 105/2018

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Summary

Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in quashing the declarations and orders made by the High Court

Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Rangitira Developments Ltd [2018] NZCA 445).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was in error in setting aside the declarations made at [86] of the judgment of the High Court (Rangitira Developments Ltd v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Ltd [2018] NZHC 146, (2018) ELRNZ 312).
20 February 2019
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A Leave to appeal is revoked.
B Costs of $6,000 plus usual disbursements are awarded to the respondent.
C Leave is reserved to apply again for leave to appeal if the proposed appeal is no longer moot.
26 July 2019

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Related Documents

High Court decision — RANGITIRA DEVELOPMENTS LTD v ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY LTD [2018] NZHC 146 [14 February 2018]

Court of Appeal decision — ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED v RANGITIRA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED [2018] NZCA 445 [23 October 2018]

Leave judgment - leave granted — RANGITIRA DEVELOPMENTS LTD v ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INC [2019] NZSC 6 [20 February 2019] (PDF 185 KB)

Supreme court decision — RANGITIRA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED v ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED [2019] NZSC 81 [26 July 2019] (PDF 256 KB)

Substantive judgment — RANGITIRA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED v ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED [2020] NZSC 66 [15 July 2020] (PDF 150 KB)