Print this page

Jeremy James McGuire v The Secretary for Justice - SC 22/2018

Media releases

Summary

Civil Appeal – Legal Services Act 2011 – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in striking out the applicant’s application for judicial review – Whether a self-represented litigant who is a practising lawyer can receive a costs award.

Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (McGuire v The Secretary for Justice [2018] NZCA 37)
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal and allow the cross-appeal 
12 June 2018
_______________________
A The appeal is dismissed.
B There is no order for costs.
27 November 2018

Hearing Transcripts

Related Documents

High Court decision — JEREMY JAMES MCGUIRE v THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE [2017] NZHC 365 [7 March 2017]

Court of Appeal decision — MCGUIRE v THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE [2018] NZCA 37 [9 March 2018]

Leave judgment - leave granted — JEREMY JAMES MCGUIRE v THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE [2018] NZSC 50 [12 June 2018] (PDF 186 KB)

Substantive judgment — JEREMY JAMES MCGUIRE v SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE [2018] NZSC 116 [27 November 2018] (PDF 443 KB)