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New Zealand Case Law

Cross-lease disputes
  • 13 Feb 2023

    TURNER v GOLDSBURY [2023] NZHC 179

    Citation
    [2023] NZHC 179
    Court
    High Court

    Applying s 342 factors the Court concluded they weighed against partition: the cross-lease and its arbitration mechanism provided an existing, workable means to resolve disputes; an arbitrator had found the defendants' refusal reasonable; the prejudice to defendants from losing cross-lease rights outweighed the applicants' hardship; accordingly the Court declined to exercise its discretion to order partition.