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William McCartney

BARRISTER

LAW REPORTS 
 

1988


Saywell v Police (1989) 4 CRNZ (High Court)

Blood alcohol appeal 

1991

 

Rarere v Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1991) 6 CRNZ 693 (High Court)

Fisheries appeal. Crayfish. Maori customary rights.

 

Taxation Review Authority Case 90/085 (1991) 13 NZTC 3,394; 16 TRNZ 124 

Deductions. Compounded interest. Losses of accumulated deposits.

Taxation Review Authority Case 63 - (1991) 16 TRNZ 459

GST on subdivision and sale.

Taxation Review Authority Case 29 - (1991) 13 NZTC 3,400; 16 TRNZ 5

Deductions. Losses. Shareholders. Resale of shares. 

 

Taxation Review Authority Case 37 - (1991) 16 TRNZ 84 

Deductions. Product development expenditure. 

1995

 

Roberts v Thompson (1995) 8 PRNZ 274 (High Court)

Admission of defective affidavits sworn in a foreign country. 

 

Barrett v IBC International Ltd [1995] 3 NZLR 170; (1996) ANZ ConvR 301; (1995) 3 NZ ConvC 192,232 (Court of Appeal)

Sale and purchase of land. Caveat. Validity of option to purchase.  

1996

 

Cornish v Tolhurst [1996] DCR 812 (District Court)

Sale and purchase of land.

 

1998
 

Cornish v Cullen (1998) 12 PRNZ 357 (High Court)

Application to strike out appeal

 

Lee v Billman [1998] DCR 701 (District Court)

Lender’s liability. Misrepresentation and fraud. Misleading and deceptive conduct in trade. Equitable remedies. Fiduciary relationship. Unconscionable dealing.

 

Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Sigatoka Investments No 3 Ltd. formerly known as Taradale Epsom Terrace 1996 Ltd. (1998) 8 NZCLC 261,785; (1998) 12 PRNZ 678 (High Court)

Liquidation proceeding. Application to restrain advertising of liquidation. 

2000

The Grange Ltd v City Sales Ltd. (2000) 8 NZCLC 262,119; 14 PRNZ 222 (High Court)

Liquidation proceeding. Discovery in context of an application to set aside a statutory demand.

 

Systems Engineering Technology Ltd v Marken Services Ltd. (2000) 4 NZ ConvC 193,226 (High Court)

Commercial lease. Wrongful distraint. Measure of damages.

2001


Antunovich v Dalmatinsko Kulturno Drustvo Incorporated (Dalmatian Cultural Society) [2001] NZAR 229 (High Court)

Judicial Review. Voting abnormalities in incorporated Society. Contractual rights of members. Application for declaratory relief.

 

McGarry v Melmerley Investments Ltd. (2001) 15 PRNZ 498 (High Court)

Application for leave to appeal - principles.

 

Melmerley Investments Ltd v McGarry (2001) 15 PRNZ 506 (Court of Appeal)

Application for special leave to appeal - principles

 

2003


Parmenter v Parmenter [2003] NZFLR 145 (Family Court)

Will. Family Protection Act claim

 

2004

MacMillan v Covic [2004] 2 NZLR 106; (2003) 11 TCLR 80; (2004) 5 NZ ConvC 193,841 (High Court)

Caveat. Meaning and effect of a “first right of refusal” clause. 

 

2007
 

Esoon Ltd v Grieve (2007) 19 NZCLC 264,277 (High Court)

Company liquidation

 

2008
 

Heron Family Trust Ltd v Barfoot & Thompson Ltd. (2008) 9 NZCPR 676 (High Court)

Real estate agent’s commission. Listing Contract. Chain of causation leading to sale.

 

2009
 

B-Guided Media Ltd v Vercauteren [2009] NZCCLR 39 (District Court)

Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

2010

Turn & Wave Ltd v Johnson [2010] ANZ ConvR 10-011 (High Court)

Part of the Blue-Chip litigation. Sale of Land. Specific performance of contract. 

 

Department of Labour v Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuit Centre of New Zealand [2010] DCR 26 (District Court)

Multiple drownings. Sentencing under Health and Safety in Employment Act. 

 

2011


B-Guided Media Ltd v Vercauteren [2011] NZCCLR 9 (District Court)

Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

Vercauteren v B-Guided Media Ltd. [2011] NZCCLR 39 (High Court)

Appeal. Director’s duties. Appropriateness of dividend. Enforcement of agreement for sale and purchase of shares. 

 

2012

Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust v Green Growth No 2 Ltd- (2012) 14 NZCPR 548 (High Court)

Validity of an open space covenant under the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act. 

 

2014


Wilson Parking New Zealand Ltd v Fanshawe 136 Ltd. [2014] 3 NZLR 567 (Court of Appeal)

Sale of land. Right of first refusal. Equitable estoppel. 

 

Queen Elizabeth The Second National Trust v Green Growth No 2 Ltd (2014) 15 NZCPR 785 (High Court ) 

Validity of open space covenant under Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act

2016
 

Green Growth No 2 Ltd v Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust [2016] 3 NZLR 726 (Court of Appeal)

Appeal. Validity of open space covenant under Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act

 

2019

 

Noe v Ratzapper Australasia Ltd [2019] NZAR 223 (Court of Appeal)

Entry of judgment after an international arbitration.

 

Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZRMA 316 (High Court)

Judicial review of resource consent for commercial bottling.

 

Green Growth No 2 Ltd v Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust [2019] 1 NZLR 161 (Supreme Court)

Validity of open space covenant under Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act

2022

Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2022] NZRMA 451 (Court of Appeal)

Validity of resource consent for commercial bottling. 

Biscuit Creek Forest Ltd v Vallance [2022] 3 NZLR 830 (Court of Appeal)

Sale and purchase of forestry right.

 

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