NEW ZEALAND AIR LINE PILOTSʼ ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED v AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED [2016] NZSC 84
Leave to appeal was granted because the question whether the Court of Appeal should have dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction warranted consideration by the Supreme Court; the Court found that the jurisdictional dismissal was a proper matter for the Supreme Court to hear on appeal.
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- Citation
- [2016] NZSC 84
- Parties
- Applicant: New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Incorporated; Respondent: Air New Zealand Limited
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Judgment Date
- 13 July 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal (leave to Appeal) / Leave to Appeal Granted
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal granted.
- Legal Topics
- Jurisdiction, Leave to Appeal, Court of Appeal Jurisdiction
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Parties
New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Incorporated
Applicant
Air New Zealand Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal (leave to Appeal) / Leave to Appeal Granted
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Court of Appeal should have dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction
Ratio Decidendi
Leave to appeal was granted because the question whether the Court of Appeal should have dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction warranted consideration by the Supreme Court; the Court found that the jurisdictional dismissal was a proper matter for the Supreme Court to hear on appeal.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal granted.
Orders
- Leave to appeal granted
- Approved question: should the Court of Appeal have dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction?
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NEW ZEALAND AIR LINE PILOTSʼ ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED v AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED[2016] NZSC 84 [13 July 2016]IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALANDSC 48/2016[2016] NZSC 84BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AIR LINE PILOTSʼASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDApplicantAND AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITEDRespondentCourt: Glazebrook, OʼRegan and Arnold JJCounsel: R E Harrison QC and R R McCabe for ApplicantJ G Miles QC, P A Caisley and S R Worthy for RespondentJudgment: 13 July 2016JUDGMENT OF THE COURTA Leave to appeal is granted (Air New Zealand Limited v NewZealand Air Line Pilots' Association Incorporated [2016] NZCA 131).B The approved question is should the Court of Appeal have dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction?____________________________________________________________________Solicitors:New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Incorporated, Manukau for ApplicantKiely Thompson Caisley, Auckland for Appellant