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Hayley Dawn Young v  The Attorney General and Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) - SC 75/2018

Summary

Civil Appeal – Whether Court of Appeal erred in upholding the second respondent’s protest to jurisdiction on the basis of sovereign immunity – Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that the courts of England and Wales are the more appropriate forum for the applicant’s claim.

Result

A The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
B The applicant must pay the second respondent costs of $2,500.
6 March 2019

Related Documents

High Court decision — X v Attorney-General [2017] NZHC 768; [2017] 3 NZLR 115 (24 April 2017)

Court of Appeal decision — YOUNG v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2018] NZCA 307 [13 August 2018]

Leave judgment - leave dismissed — HAYLEY DAWN YOUNG v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2019] NZSC 23 [6 March 2019] (PDF 206 KB)