Rangitira Developments Limited v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated - SC 100/2019
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Result
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) 20 ELRNZ 312).
C There is no order as to costs.
5 November 2019
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $25,000 plus usual disbursements.
15 July 2020
Hearing Transcripts
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 LIMITED v ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED [2019] NZSC 121 [5 November 2019] (PDF 37 KB)
Substantive judgment — [2020] NZSC 66 (PDF 150 KB)
Additional Information
19 May 2020
Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O'Regan and Ellen France JJ