Questions tagged [new-zealand]
The sovereign nation east of Australia.
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Do judges get penalised when their decisions are quashed by a higher court?
In New Zealand, court decisions are fairly often taken to a higher court and got quashed / overturned. When this happens, the higher court judge would typically rule that the previous judge "erred" in ...
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Getting courts to reconsider judgment when new evidence crops up
Say a District Court in New Zealand considers a proposed private prosecution and makes a ruling R that it will not go ahead because of insufficient evidence under s26(3)(a) of the Criminal Procedure ...
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America's Cup boat model
We would like to build a model of one of the America's Cup team boats (team NZ-winner).
Like the attached image.
My question is about all the trademarks on the boats.
Will it be possible to replicate ...
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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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Why would a party to civil proceeding suggest amicus curiae (counsel assisting the court)?
A defendant in a civil proceeding chooses to play no active part and says they will abide the court's decision.
However, they add that because "the Court is left with no active contradictor in the ...
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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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Without Prejudice section of a letter
I believe I have a good understanding of the meaning and implications of using the words "without prejudice" in a document which you may want to show in court.
To date, when I have offered a ...
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Trademarks replicate - America's Cup boat model [duplicate]
We receive an order to build a model of one of the America's Cup team boats (team NZ-winner). Like the attached image. My question is about all the trademarks on the boats.
Will it be possible to ...
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