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Historically, New Zealand has indicated an ambivalent attitude to the Privy Council. The appeal has existed for New Zealand since the Supreme Court was established in 1841 and the first case on appeal was heard in 1849. But, as early as 1903, the Bench and Bar protested against the judgment of the Privy Council in Wallis v. Solicitor-General as showing ignorance of New Zealand law and social conditions.

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The Contractual Interpretation of Tipping J

Victoria University of Wellington Law Review ◽

10.26686/vuwlr.v47i2.4809 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 227

Author(s):

Matthew Barber

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

The Other ◽

Court Decision ◽

The Supreme Court ◽

Comprehensive Examination ◽

The Future ◽

Lower Courts ◽

The Way

In the Supreme Court decision of Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd, Tipping J put forward an approach to contact interpretation that, while indebted to that of Lord Hoffmann, was expressed differently and promoted the use of evidence of prior negotiations. Despite not gaining the support of any of the other sitting judges, this approach was swiftly taken up in the lower courts and, until recently at least, seems to have been accepted as representing New Zealand law. This article attempts a comprehensive examination of Tipping J’s approach. It concludes that, while coherent in principle, the detail of the approach is flawed in a number of ways, especially the way in which evidence of subsequent conduct is assumed to work. The future of Tipping J’s approach is considered.

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Three Aspects of Inquiry into a Judgment: Comments on the High Court Decision, 1993 No. A8176, in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Understanding China - The Voice from China ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-40817-5_24 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 717-752

Author(s):

An CHEN

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Court Decision ◽

High Court ◽

The Supreme Court

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Constraints on the Use of Adaptive Management in New Zealand’s Resource Management

Case Studies in the Environment ◽

10.1525/cse.2019.002246 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Nicholas Kirk

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Resource Management ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Adaptive Management ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Case Law ◽

Management Approach ◽

Resource Management System ◽

The Supreme Court ◽

Flexible Resource

This paper examines the development of adaptive management in New Zealand’s resource management case law. In particular, this paper investigates a Supreme Court decision (Sustain Our Sounds Inc v King Salmon New Zealand Co Ltd), which established a set of criteria for implementing adaptive management through New Zealand’s Resource Management Act. This paper describes King Salmon’s initial request for aquaculture permits, the Supreme Court appeal, and the Supreme Court’s justification for an adaptive management approach. Analyzing this justification, this paper explores the remaining constraints using an adaptive management approach to enable a more agile and flexible resource management system in New Zealand.

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