Questions tagged [new-zealand]
The sovereign nation east of Australia.
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Claim for damages where store is unable to deliver goods
Bob ordered/paid for an item exclusively stocked by a store in the UK in limited quantities, to be delivered to New Zealand by courier (normally delivered within 1 week of shipment). The item was in ...
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Am I person under New Zealand law?
New Zealand has an Interpretation Act 1999 with the purpose:
(a) to state principles and rules for the interpretation of legislation; and
(b) to shorten legislation; and
(c) to promote consistency in ...
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Is it illegal for criminal defendant to approach the prosecution witnesses?
Is there any law that prevents criminal defendants (where they are remanded at large or on bail without corresponding conditions) or their lawyers from talking to the prosecution witnesses?
I note ...
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"Does not put forward a case inconsistent with the confession" of guilt
In New Zealand, duties of defence lawyers require them to "not put forward a case inconsistent with the confession" if the defendant confesses his/her guilt to them (13.13.2(a)).
What ...
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Deed of undertaking between neighbours
Neighbours have an issue about their adjoining land parcels and have verbally agreed to sort it out in a certain way. One of them wants to make sure that the other is aware of the consequences and ...
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Permissibility of ex-parte communication for judges in the US
Watching some legal movies it struck me as odd where judges are portrayed talking to one of the parties in the absence of the other (ex-parte communication). Say in New Zealand, this amounts to ...
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Telco obligations on cable going across driveway (New Zealand)
I have a cable with phone lines on a pole across outside my house going across my driveway.Occasionally I have large trucks which need to come into my property but are unable to do so because the ...
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Can owner of stolen goods found for sale subpoena seller to disclose the source?
Someone steals Bob's bike in 2010.
In 2020 Bob finds it for sale. It's too late to prosecute for theft, so the police wouldn't bother.
Of course Bob doesn't know if the seller was the thief. The bike ...
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Are inferior courts bound by a decision of a minority of the Supreme Court judges?
Say the Supreme Court of 5 judges (in New Zealand) makes a judgment. Two of the judges (minority, though one of them is the Chief Justice) express a separate opinion on a question of law.
Are the ...
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Liability for pushing trespassing stock out on the street?
Bob's land (in an urban area) has been trespassed by Rob's bull which has already caused some damage. Bob has repeatedly asked Rob to keep the bull out, but Rob has not been caring enough. Bob has ...
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Who is responsible for the bull's damage?
Bob owns and lives on a piece of land adjoining another, vacant one owned by Alice. There is a sheep fence between them which Bob has installed at his own expense (even though he legally could demand ...
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New Zealand Parent Resident Visa 1000 per year Quota selection criteria?
I have been exploring New Zealand residence visa options for me and my parents. I have tried but am unable to ascertain the following:
The New Zealand Parent Residence visa (which allows indefinite ...
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How common are import bans of what is freely traded on national markets?
In this question I will give an example of a law that effectively bans the import of (and makes attempted import without prior approval a crime) certain goods that can be freely bought and sold on ...
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Can difference in price be damages?
Bob places an online order. The store confirms that the exact thing Bob ordered is in the warehouse and can be shipped immediately, and sends invoice. Bob pays.
Several days later the store says that ...
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Coronavirus Lockdown Laws - New Zealand
It is widely understood that New Zealand is in a "Level 4" lockdown due to the Coronavirus. While this is sensible and logical - can someone point me to the obvious f I am missing - how have these ...
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