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PricewaterhouseCoopers v Robert Bruce Walker and Ors - SC 89/2016

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Summary

Criminal Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not finding an assignment of debt and security impermissible – Whether Court of Appeal erred in not finding proceedings to be an abuse of process.[2016] NZCA 338  CA475/2015

Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (PricewaterhouseCoopers v Walker [2016] NZCA 338)
B The approved question is: Did the Court of Appeal err in upholding the High Court’s refusal to stay the proceeding?     
 13 December 2016
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A Leave is granted to the respondents and the intervener to adduce new evidence.
B The appeal is dismissed.
C We make no award of costs.
6 October 2017

Hearing Transcripts

Related Documents

High Court decision — WALKER AND SCUTTER & ORS v FORBES & ORS [2015] NZHC 1730 [28 July 2015]

Court of Appeal decision — PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS v WALKER AND OTHERS [2016] NZCA 338 [19 July 2016]

Leave judgment - leave granted — PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS v WALKER AND OTHERS [2016] NZSC 165 [13 December 2016] (PDF 120 KB)

Substantive judgment — PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS v WALKER AND ORS [2017] NZSC 151 [6 October 2017 (PDF 202 KB)