Recent cases

Recent cases

High Court and above

Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd v Eden Epsom Residential Protection Society [2023] NZHC 948

  • Implementation of National Policy Statement - Urban Development in private plan change context.

Marsden City Partnership v Whangarei District Council [2022] NZHC 2823

  • Rating valuation of titles held in single ownership used for farming.

Waterfall Park Development v Hadley [2022] NZHC 2221

  • Strike out proceeding for abuse of process.

Li v Green Land [2022] NZHC 187

  • Mortgagee sale and equitable priorities.

Silverwood v Minister for Land Information [2022] NZHC 3483

  • Public Works Act compensation, injurious affection and betterment.

Colley v Auckland Council [2021] NZHC 2366

  • Judicial review of consent decisions.

Gertrude’s Saddlery v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2020] NZHC 3837, [2021] NZHC 147, [2021] NZCA 398

  • District Plan review, submissions - scope and summary.

Wedding v Askew [2019] NZHC 3147

  • Removal of trustee.

Astrolabe v Ngai te Hapu [2019] NZHC 159

  • Liquidation of incorporated society.

Parklane Infrastruct v Lu Trustee [2020] NZHC 1182, [2020] NZCA 682

  • Caveat to protect unregistered easement.

Hugh Green Ltd v Auckland Council [2018] NZHC 2916

  • Judicial review and legitimate expectation.

Seafield Farm (HB) Ltd v Hastings District Council [2018] NZHC 1980

  • Judicial Review challenge to resource consent.

Remarkables Park Ltd v Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd [2018] NZHC 269

  • Designation for expansion of Queenstown Airport.

Aztek Ltd v The Attorney-General [2018] NZHC 1839; [2020] NZCA 249

  • Section 40 Public Works Act offer back to where company owner de-registered.

Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd v Clearspan Property Assets Ltd [2018] NZCA 248; [2017] NZHC 277

  • What can constitute a subdivision under the RMA.

Ngai Te Hapu Inc v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZCA 291; [2019] NZHC 3184

  • Appeals against resource consent to abandon the MV Rena.

Man O’War Station Ltd v Auckland Council [2017] NZCA 24

  • Threshold for classification as an outstanding natural landscape.

Williams v Auckland Council [2016] NZSC 20; [2016] NZSC 130

  • Refusal of leave to appeal, and to recall judgment.

New Zealand Transport Agency v Architectural Centre Inc & Ors (2015) 19 ELRNZ 163 (HC)

  • Designation of state highway.

Williams & Ors v Auckland Council [2015] NZCA 479

  • Section 40 Public Works Act - standing to claim and discretion to refuse relief.

Matthew Casey
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Asher Davidson
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Anna Casey
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