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Topic

Extension of time for appeals

Legal area

Court

24 Aug 2020

MEMELINK v BODY CORPORATE 378945 [2020] NZHC 2152

Citation

[2020] NZHC 2152
Court

High Court

Leave to appeal was declined because the proposed grounds lacked sufficient merit or prospect of creating an exception to the established approach on extensions of time for tribunal appeals (as set out in Attorney-General v Howard), the specific arguments advanced did not establish a basis for leave, and the appellant's persistent, disproportionate pursuit of litigation made this an inappropriate case to grant leave.
27 Jul 2017

WHITE v R [2017] NZCA 322

Citation

[2017] NZCA 322
Court

Court of Appeal

The Court held the trial judge did not err in admitting and putting to the jury the prior statements of hostile witnesses or in his directions and procedural handling, that no mistrial was required, that party liability and claim of right directions were adequate when read as a whole, and that the sentence and EM bail discount were within the judge's available discretion; accordingly the convictions and sentence appeals were dismissed except as to time extensions noted.