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Jurisdiction to accept filings
  • 24 Nov 2016

    FRIEDRICH JOACHIM FEHLING v WEST COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD [2016] NZSC 155 [24 November 2016]

    Citation
    [2016] NZSC 155
    Court
    Supreme Court

    The application was dismissed because the Court lacked jurisdiction to hear an appeal from non-acceptance of documents (there was no proceeding in the High Court), and even if jurisdiction existed there were no exceptional circumstances or issues of public importance under the Supreme Court Act 2003 to justify leave.

    • Leave to appeal
    • Jurisdiction to accept filings
    • Scandalous pleadings
    • Abuse of court process
    • Costs