Christopher Duncan Baker and Kathryn Ann Baker v Wallace Douglas Hodder, Ann Adele Hodder and Kadd Farm Limited - SC 94/2017
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Summary
Result
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal should have heard and determined the applicants’ appeal to that Court. 17 November 2017
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A The appeal is allowed.
B The order made under s 174 of the Companies Act 1993 against the appellants is quashed.
C The respondents must pay the appellants costs of $15,000 plus usual disbursements.
D We quash the costs orders made in the High Court and Court of Appeal. Costs should be re determined in those Courts in light of this judgment.
22 August 2018
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — HODDER v BAKER [2016] NZHC 2384 [6 October 2016]
Court of Appeal decision — BAKER v HODDER [2017] NZCA 355 [3 August 2017]
Leave judgment - leave granted — BAKER v HODDER [2017] NZSC 171 [17 November 2017] (PDF 183 KB)
Substantive judgment — BAKER v HODDER [2018] NZSC 78 [22 August 2018] (PDF 128 KB)