ATTORNEY-GENERAL v FAMILY FIRST NEW ZEALAND [2020] NZSC 151

ATTORNEY-GENERAL v FAMILY FIRST NEW ZEALAND [2020] NZSC 151

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and framed the approved question as whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, thereby authorising a substantive appeal on that question.

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Citation
[2020] NZSC 151
Parties
Applicant: ATTORNEY-GENERAL; Respondent: FAMILY FIRST NEW ZEALAND
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
18 December 2020
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court / Application for Leave to Appeal; Approved Question Formulated
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; approved question set.
Legal Topics
Leave to Appeal, Approval of Question, Correctness of Court of Appeal Decision
Appellate Procedure Civil Procedure Leave to Appeal Approval of Question Correctness of Court of Appeal Decision

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Parties

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Applicant

FAMILY FIRST NEW ZEALAND

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court / Application for Leave to Appeal; Approved Question Formulated

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal should be granted
  2. 2 Whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and framed the approved question as whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal, thereby authorising a substantive appeal on that question.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; approved question set.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal granted (reference: Family First New Zealand v Attorney-General [2020] NZCA 366).
  • Approved question: whether the Court of Appeal was correct to allow the appeal.