Sirpa Elise Alalääkkölä v Paul Anthony Palmer - SC 22/2024
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Summary
Result
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct in the answers the Court gave to the questions of law before the Court.
9 May 2024__________________________________________________________________A We answer the questions of law as follows: copyrights are property for purposes of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 and they may be relationship property.
B The appeal is dismissed. We direct that the proceeding be remitted to the Family Court to decide the value and distribution or sale of the artworks and copyrights in them.
C The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $15,000 plus usual disbursements. We allow for second counsel.
6 March 2025
Date of Hearing
24 October 2024
Judges
Ellen France, Williams, Kós, Miller and O'Regan JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Appellant Submissions (PDF 435 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Respondent Submissions (PDF 378 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Appellant oral outline (PDF 249 KB)
- Hearing date 24 October 2024 Respondent oral outline (PDF 143 KB)
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
Substantive judgment — ALALÄÄKKÖLÄ v PALMER [2025] NZSC 9 [6 March 2025] (PDF 245 KB)
High Court decision — PALMER v ALALAAKKOLA [2021] NZHC 2330 [7 September 2021]
Court of Appeal decision — ALALÄÄKKÖLÄ v PALMER [2024] NZCA 24 [21 February 2024]
Leave judgment - leave granted — SIRPA ELISE ALALÄÄKKÖLÄ v PAUL ANTHONY PALMER [2024] NZSC 56 [9 May 2024] (PDF 160 KB)