New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Guideline judgment (zhang v r)

Legal area

Court

20 Jul 2022

JASON BRENDON PHILIP v R [2022] NZSC 88

Citation

[2022] NZSC 88
Court

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal on a general basis and directed that the appeal focus on the Court of Appeal's approach to the Zhang v R guideline judgment; the Registrar was ordered to set the appeal down for hearing as soon as possible.
17 Nov 2020

WILLIAM ALLAN BERKLAND v R [2020] NZSC 125

Citation

[2020] NZSC 125
Court

Supreme Court

Leave to appeal was granted so the Supreme Court can determine whether the Court of Appeal correctly characterized the applicant's role in the offending, correctly applied the requirement of a causal link for personal mitigation, and lawfully upheld the minimum period of imprisonment; these are questions of law and principle warranting Supreme Court consideration.