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SC 11/2018

Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust

v

Civil Appeal

Civil Appeal – Conservation Act 1987 and Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in concluding that concessions to conduct guided tours over Rangitoto and Motutapu could be granted despite iwi objections.

The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal of the applicant to that Court. 

NGĀI TAI KI TĀMAKI TRIBAL TRUST v MINISTER OF  CONSERVATION [2018] NZSC 41 [8 May 2018]

Civil Appeal – Defamation – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in setting aside the decision of the High Court to order a full retrial – (cross-appeal)
Whether the Court of Appeal erred in upholding the High Court’s order setting aside the jury’s verdict on damages.

The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the appeal to that Court in part and dismissing the cross-appeal to that Court.

Criminal Appeal – Miscarriage of justice – Whether the Court of Appeal was right to dismiss the appeal on the mode of trial point.

Mark Robert Sandman

v

Colin Charles McKay
Roger David Cann
David John Clark

Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in granting summary judgment to the respondents on the cause of action against them.

M R SANDMAN v R J GIBONEY AND C C MCKAY AND C C MCKAY, R D CANN AND D J CLARK [2017] NZHC 1832 [4 August 2017]

A Leave to appeal is granted (Xu v IAG New Zealand Ltd [2018] NZCA 149).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the applicants’ appeal against the judgment of Nation J
2 August 2018

The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the appeal to that Court in part and dismissing the cross-appeal to that Court.

RUIREN XU AND DIAMANTINA TRUST LIMITED V IAG NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2018] NZSC 68 [2 August 2018]

XU AND ANOR v IAG NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2018] NZCA 149 [11 May 2018]

XU & DIAMANTINA TRUST LTD v IAG NZ LIMITED [2017] NZHC 1964 [17 August 2017]