11 Aug 2021
The application was dismissed because the Family Court is the appropriate statutory forum for s60 protection order applications, the applicants lacked standing as they were not a litigation guardian/next friend or approved organisation for the child, and the subject matter had already been determined by the Family Court and was under appeal such that allowing the application would be an abuse of process.
28 Jun 2017
Part 8 and New Zealand's adoption of UNCRAM provide procedural mechanisms to facilitate recovery of maintenance but do not impliedly exclude the High Court's established common-law jurisdiction to enforce a foreign money judgment for maintenance arrears; the Mexican judgment met the common-law prerequisites and was therefore enforceable; appeal dismissed.
13 Oct 2016
The High Court retains its inherent jurisdiction to hear unit title disputes and ss 171-173 of the Unit Titles Act create concurrent monetary-based jurisdictions for Tribunal and District Court but do not implicitly oust the High Court's inherent jurisdiction; jurisdiction is determined by the total judgment or order sought rather than by artificially dividing causes of action; s176 does not import RTA s82 to create exclusive originating jurisdiction for the Tribunal over unit title disputes.
10 May 2013
The High Court will, under its inherent jurisdiction, grant an interim injunction to restrain publication and distribution of the annotated psychiatrist's report because the report is covered by the Tribunal's suppression orders, disclosure would likely amount to a breach of confidence and would undermine the Tribunal's authority, and the balance of convenience and overall justice favour injunctive relief.
12 Oct 2007
Children have a statutory right to appeal under s143 but, because they are minors, appeals typically must be prosecuted through a litigation guardian appointed under the High Court Rules; the litigation guardian must be appointed before filing the notice of appeal, may instruct counsel or self-represent, and is liable for costs (subject to rules and legal aid provisions); the High Court may appoint a lawyer for the child on appeal by relying on its inherent jurisdiction because s7 and related provisions primarily envisage Family Court appointments and do not clearly empower High Court-paid ap…
11 Apr 2006
The application to recall the 23 March judgment was dismissed because the issues Intec sought to determine (whether the arbitral tribunal is an "overseas Court of competent jurisdiction" or whether the Court has inherent jurisdiction to issue subpoenas for a foreign arbitration) were irrelevant to the grounds of the original dismissal, Intec had available remedies (appeal or a compliant new letter of request under s48A), and Intec did not meet the narrow threshold required to recall a judgment.