Michael John Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited SC 149/2021 - 17 August 2022 - SC 149/2021

Supreme Court hearing day 3 on 17 August 2022

Case details

• Michael John Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Genesis Energy Limited, Dairy Holdings Limited, New Zealand Steel Limited, Z Energy Limited, New Zealand Refining Company Limited and BT Mining Limited - SC 149/2021

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  • Michael John Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited SC 149/2021 - 15 August 2022 (Recorded, 15 August 2022)

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  • MR [2024] NZSC 5 (PDF 334 KB)

  Summary

  Civil Appeal

  Result

  A Leave to appeal is granted (Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2021] NZCA 522).
  B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal and allow the cross appeal.
  31 March 2022
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  A The appeal is allowed.
  B The appellant’s claim is reinstated.
  C There is no order as to costs.
  7 February 2024

  Date of Hearing

  15 August 2022 — 17 August 2022

  Judges

  Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ

  Case Synopses

  • Hearing date Monday 15 August through to Wednesday 17 August (PDF 474 KB)

  Submissions from counsel

  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Appellant submissions (PDF 1.1 MB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 First to fifth respondents submissions (PDF 422 KB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Sixth respondent Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited submissions (PDF 177 KB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Seventh respondent BT Mining submissions (PDF 235 KB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Intervener LCANZI submissions (PDF 354 KB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Intervener Te Hunga Roia Maori submissions (PDF 737 KB)
  • Hearing date Monday 15 Wednesday 17 August 2022 Intervener Human Rights Commission submissions (PDF 358 KB)

  Hearing Transcripts

  • Hearing date 15 - 17 August 2022 (PDF 1.6 MB)

  Related Documents

  High Court decision — SMITH v FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD [2020] NZHC 419 [6 March 2020]

  Court of Appeal decision — SMITH v FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED [2021] NZCA 552 [21 October 2021]

  Leave judgment - leave granted — MICHAEL JOHN SMITH v FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED [2022] NZSC 35 [31 March 2022] (PDF 161 KB)

  Substantive judgment — [2024] NZSC 5 (PDF 693 KB)