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Worsdale V Polglase
Worsdale v Polglase 9811 NZLR 722 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding relief under the Contractual Remedies Act 1979 The Contractual Remedies Act 1979 was a statute of the New Zealand Parliament. It provided remedies in respect of misrepresentation, repudiation or breach of contract in New Zealand. It was repealed by the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017. ... where a contract is repudiated by one of the parties. Background The Worsdales entered into a contract in 1980 to purchase the Polglases' Paraparaumu home for $60,000, paying $6,000 deposit. To finance their purchase, the Worsdales were expecting $20,000 from a business transaction, plus a further $28,000 from the sale of a property. However, 21 days before the date of settlement, both these funds had not materialized, and as a result, they advised the vendors that they had repudiated the contract. On the following day, the vendors advised the Worsdales that they had now cancelled the contract, and on the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court Of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand. It has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under the Senior Courts Act 2016, as well as the High Court Rules 2016, for the administration of justice throughout New Zealand. There are 18 High Court locations throughout New Zealand, plus one stand-alone registry. The High Court was established in 1841. It was originally called the "Supreme Court of New Zealand", but the name was changed in 1980 to make way for the naming of an eventual new Supreme Court of New Zealand. The High Court is a court of first instance for serious criminal cases such as homicide, civil claims exceeding $350,000 and certain other civil cases. In its appellate function, the High Court hears appeals from the District Court, other lower courts and various tribunals. Composition and locations The High Court comprises the Chief Justice (who is head of the judiciary) and up to 55 other Judges (whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Davison
Sir Ronald Keith Davison (16 November 1920 – 2 July 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989, Early life and family Born in Kaponga on 16 November 1920, Davison was the son of Joseph James Davison and Florence Minnie Davison (née McCleland). He was educated at Te Kuiti District High School. During World War II, he served with the New Zealand Army (1941–1942) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (1942–1945), before compleing a Bachelor of Laws degree at Auckland University College in 1947. In 1948, Davison married Jacqueline May Carr, and the couple had three children, including Paul Davison , a barrister who prosecuted, among other cases, the trial of Scott Watson for the disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds on 1 January 1998. Career Davison presided over the case of the sinking of the ''Rainbow Warrior''. His sentence of 10 years jail for the French secret service a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contractual Remedies Act 1979
The Contractual Remedies Act 1979 was a statute of the New Zealand Parliament. It provided remedies in respect of misrepresentation, repudiation or breach of contract in New Zealand. It was repealed by the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017. Cases * Brown v Langwoods Photo Stores Ltd * Burch v Willoughby Consultants Ltd * Cullinane v McGuigan * Gallagher v Young * Garratt v Ikeda * Hansen v Boocock * Jackson v McClintock * M E Torbett Ltd v Keirlor Motels Ltd * Mayall v Ward * New Zealand Tenancy Bonds Ltd v Mooney * Newmans Tours Ltd v Ranier Investments Ltd * Pendergrast v Chapman * Simanke v Liu * Thompson v Vincent * Wakelin v R H & E A Jackson Ltd * Worsdale v Polglase * Young v Hunt References *Francis Dawson and David W McLauchlan. The Contractual Remedies Act 1979. Sweet & Maxwell. Auckland, New Zealand. 1981Catalogue Reviewed at 41 Cambridge Law Journal 18 and 3 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 11*Butterworths Annotations of New Zealand Statutes *Butterworths Property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court Of New Zealand Cases
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New Zealand Contract Case Law
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1981 In New Zealand Law
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