24 May 2022
KAIN v PUBLIC TRUST [2022] NZSC 65
- Citation
- [2022] NZSC 65
- Court
- Supreme Court
Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed grounds raise fact-specific issues and lack sufficient prospects of success on questions of general or commercial importance; the Court of Appeal correctly addressed the High Court directions, confirmed trustees must exercise independent assessment regarding settlor statements of wishes and related-trust considerations, and this case is an inappropriate vehicle for resolving the broader legal questions raised