Melco Property Holdings (NZ) Limited v Anthony John Hall - SC 64/2021
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Summary
Result
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.
3 September 2021
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A The application for leave to adduce new evidence (the email chain) is dismissed.
B The appeal is allowed. The decisions of the Court of Appeal and High Court refusing to sustain the caveat are set aside.
C Order made that caveat No. 11659182.1 lodged by Melco on 16 January 2020 over the title to the property at 5 Parliament Street, Lower Hutt (WN13A/124), not lapse.
D Costs are reserved.
06 May 2022
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A The respondent must pay the appellant costs in this Court of $22,500 plus usual disbursements.
B The costs award made in the Court of Appeal is quashed. The appellant is awarded costs in that Court on a band A basis together with usual disbursements.
C The appellant is awarded costs in the High Court on a 2B basis together with reasonable disbursements, to be fixed by the Registrar if necessary.
24 August 2022
Date of Hearing
23 February 2022
Judges
William Young, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Ellen France, Williams JJ
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LTD v HALL [2020] NZHC 2831 [29 October 2020]
Court of Appeal decision — MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LTD v HALL [2021] NZCA 184 [14 May 2021]
Leave judgment - leave granted — MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LIMITED v ANTHONY JOHN HALL [2021] NZSC 108 [3 September 2021] (PDF 34 KB)
Supreme court decision — Results judgment: MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LIMITED v ANTHONY JOHN HALL [2022] NZSC 56 [6 May 2022] (PDF 35 KB)
Supreme court decision — Reasons judgment: MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LIMITED v ANTHONY JOHN HALL [2022] NZSC 60 [12 May 2022] (PDF 128 KB)
Supreme court decision — costs: MELCO PROPERTY HOLDINGS (NZ) 2012 LTD v ANTHONY JOHN HALL [2022] NZSC 101 [24 August 2022] (PDF 54 KB)