Nigel David Rimmer and Nicola Rimmer v Carolyn Mary Wilton as Administrator of the Estate of David Rimmer - SC 97/2025
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Summary
Civil Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (Rimmer v Wilton as administrator of the estate of Rimmer [2025] NZCA 374).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
31 October 2025
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The respondent must pay costs of $38,800 plus usual
disbursements. We allow for second counsel.
C The costs award made by the Court of Appeal is set aside
and replaced by an order of costs in the appellants’ favour
for a standard appeal on a band A basis together with usual
disbursements.
D Costs in the High Court are to lie where they fall.
4 September 2026
Date of Hearing
17 March 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Williams, Kós, Miller and Cooke JJ Venue: Christchurch High Court, Courtroom 12
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Appellants' submissions (PDF 1 MB)
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Respondent's submissions (PDF 422 KB)
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Intervener's submissions (PDF 245 KB)
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Joint chronology (PDF 107 KB)
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Appellants' oral outline (PDF 138 KB)
- Hearing date 17 March 2026 Respondent's oral outline (PDF 64 KB)