Tag / Damages
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Craig v Slater – five points
Reading time – 9 mins The Court of Appeal’s decision in Craig v Slater [2020] NZCA 305 could be one of the last decisions of the Colin Craig litigation extravaganza – a Daily List staple since 2015.
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2017: Half-Year Update
Reading time – 6 mins As New Zealand enters (what we’ll call) the Chilly Winter Term, it is timely to observe some important judgments released recently. Developments have mainly favoured defendants.
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2016: A Review
Reading time – 4 mins New Zealand courts heard several trials and important interlocutory battles in 2016. Political defamation cases were a feature.
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Sexually Transmitted Fiasco
Reading time – 4 mins Rape allegations, venereal diseases and public lampooning in northwest China.
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Is New Zealand the Libel World’s Most Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdiction?
Reading time – 5 mins Forum shoppers, take heed.
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The Student Rag and the History Professor
Reading time – 5 mins When Waikato University’s student magazine overstepped the mark.
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Placard or Placate?
Reading time – 3 mins Boot-shop rivalry in 1920s Upper Hutt.
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Drive-By Litigation
Reading time – 6 mins Two trials, two drivers: one accused of alcoholism; the other of dangerous conduct.
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The Psychic Medium
Reading time – 4 mins Fortune telling and its detractors in 1980s Dunedin.