Bartholomaeus Roland Lassnig v Qian Zhou and Qian Zhou and Bartholomaeus Roland Lassnig as Trustees of the Lassnig Family Trust - SC 65/2024
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Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Zhou v Lassnig [2024] NZCA 177).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct in its analysis under s 182 of the Family Proceedings Act 1980.
17 September 2024
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A The appeal is dismissed. The orders made by the Court of Appeal as to the resettlement of the Trust stand.
B The appellant must pay the first respondent costs of $30,000 plus usual disbursements. We allow for second counsel.
15 September 2025
Date of Hearing
04 March 2025
Judges
Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams, Kós and Miller JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 4 March 2025 Appellant submissions (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Hearing date 4 March 2025 Respondent submissions (PDF 388 KB)
- Hearing date 4 March 2025 Respondent oral outline (PDF 213 KB)