SC 97/2025 Nigel David Rimmer and Anor v Carolyn Mary Wilton as Administrator of the Estate of David Rimmer - SC 97/2025
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Appellant’s submissions: 0:03:50
Respondent’s submissions: 2:01:25
Intervener’s submissions: 3:59:40
Appellant’s reply submissions: 4:39:30
SC 97/2025 Nigel David Rimmer and Anor v Carolyn Mary Wilton as Administrator of the Estate of David Rimmer
Hearing | 17 March 2026
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Date of Judgment
04 September 2026
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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 2026Date of Hearing
17 March 2026
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Williams, Kós, Miller and Cooke JJ Venue: Christchurch High Court, Courtroom 12
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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)
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — [2023] NZHC 1372
Court of Appeal decision — RIMMER v WILTON [2025] NZCA 374 [30 July 2025]
Leave judgment - leave granted — RIMMER v WILTON [2025] NZSC 150 [31 October 2025] (PDF 140 KB)
Substantive judgment — RIMMER v WILTON [2026] NZSC 122 [4 September 2026] (PDF 301 KB)