12 May 2023
RE ESTATE OF MARGARET NOLA BARROW [2023] NZHC 1146
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1146
- Court
- High Court
The court applied s 32 of the Wills Act 2007 and external evidence of the statutory succession from MRC to HRC and the deceased's clear testamentary intention to benefit health‑related charities to interpret 'the Medical Research Council of New Zealand' in clause 4(b)(iv) as 'the Health Research Council of New Zealand'; the originating application procedure and dispensing with service were appropriate given consent, and costs were ordered to be paid from the estate on a solicitor‑client basis.