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The following legal texts published by Thomson Reuters were cited in New Zealand judgments delivered in April 2025. Links to Westlaw New Zealand are provided where available.

Butler (ed) Equity and Trusts in New Zealand (online, book, ebook)

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Khan v New Zealand Muslim Assoc [2025] NZCA 109 at [45] n 33

Equity and Trusts in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2009) at [18.1.2]

[18.1.2] Nature of liability

 

Chamberlain and Penk (eds) Privacy Law in New Zealand (online, book, ebook)

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Tamiefuna v R [2025] NZSC 40 at [92] n 109 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

Quince and Houghton “Privacy and Māori Concepts” in Privacy Law in New Zealand (3rd ed, 2023) 43

Chapter 2: Privacy and Māori Concepts

 

Corns The Law of Criminal Investigation in New Zealand (online, book, ebook)

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Tamiefuna v R [2025] NZSC 40 at [74] n 84 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

The Law of Criminal Investigation in New Zealand (2021) at 383–387

[5.3.1] Search of the person → (7) Warrantless search of a person under a statute not pursuant to an arrest

 

Downs (ed) Adams on Criminal Law (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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Cook v R [2025] NZSC 44 at [110] n 176

Adams (looseleaf ed) at [CA23.28]–[CA23.31]

[CA23.28] Raising the issue of insanity

[CA23.29] Insanity raised on the evidence

[CA23.30] Exception to rule that prosecution may not seek to prove insanity

[CA23.31] Prosecution prohibited from adducing evidence of insanity

Raju v Serious Fraud Office [2025] NZHC 889 at [50] n 10

Adams – Criminal Procedure (online looseleaf ed) at [CPA200.02(1)]

See now [CPA200.02A] Grounds for suppression order → (a) “Extreme hardship” to defendant or connected person

Wahla v Police [2025] NZHC 734 at [62] n 82

Adams – Sentencing (online ed) at [SA107.01]

[SA107.01] Principles for discharge without conviction

Waru v Police [2025] NZHC 732 at [25] n 21

Adams – Criminal Procedure (looseleaf ed) at [CPA55.01]

[CPA55.01] The case management procedure

 

Gorman and others McGechan on Procedure (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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A v B [2025] NZHC 975 at [16] n 4 (judgment contains suppression orders)

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [JR15.01] to [JR15.13]

[JR15.01] Legislative background

[JR15.02] Approach

[JR15.03] “At any time before the final determination of the application”

[JR15.04] “If … it is necessary to do so to preserve the position of the applicant”

[JR15.05] “The Court may … make an interim order”

[JR15.06] “Prohibiting a respondent … from taking any further action … consequential on the exercise of the statutory power”

[JR15.07] “Prohibiting or staying any proceedings, civil or criminal, in connection with any matter to which the application relates”

[JR15.08] “Declaring that any licence … continues and, where necessary, that it be deemed to have continued in force”

[JR15.09] Interim declaratory orders against the Crown — subs (3)

[JR15.10] “Declaring that the Crown ought not to take any further action … consequential on the exercise of the statutory power”

[JR15.11] “Declaring that the Crown ought not to institute or continue with any proceedings, civil or criminal, in connection with any matter to which the application relates”

[JR15.12] Terms and conditions of order — subs (4)

[JR15.13] Rescission of interim orders

Aitken v Judicial Conduct Commissioner [2025] NZHC 987 at [128] n 86

McGechan (online ed) at [16.02(3)]

[JR16.02] “The High Court may … by order grant” → (3) Inevitability of the same outcome

Crichton v Police [2025] NZHC 1018 at [12] n 1

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [HR12.04.01] [sic]

See [HR12.14.01] Purpose of rule

Davis v Hussey [2025] NZHC 783 at [3] nn 3–5

McGechan (looseleaf ed) at [HR20.13.03]

[HR20.13.03] Waiver of security

Dotcom v Minister of Justice [2025] NZHC 759 at [25] n 9

McGechan (online ed) at [HR10.2.03]

[HR10.2.03] “For any time, to any place, and upon any terms it thinks just”

Golden Plaza Ltd v Jung 28 Ltd [2025] NZHC 762 at [14] n 2

McGechan (online ed) at [HR12.2.11]

[HR12.2.11] Court’s discretion

Hong v Kinnon [2025] NZCA 117 at [79] n 78

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [HR5.53.03] and [HR5.58.04]

[HR5.53.03] Types of claim permitted

[HR5.58.04] “Independent proceeding”

Kelly v Carter [2025] NZHC 978 at [71] n 22 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

McGechan (online ed) at [HR7.48.01(3)]

[HR7.48.01] Purpose and scope → (3) Unless orders

Plane Sense Wellington Inc v Airways Corp of New Zealand Ltd [2025] NZHC 961 at [11] n 2

McGechan (online ed) at [HR10.2.03]

[HR10.2.03] “For any time, to any place, and upon any terms it thinks just”

Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [2025] NZHC 940 at [57] n 40

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [HR4.24.01]

[HR4.24.01] A liberal approach

Smith (above) at [68] n 43

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [HR4.24.01]–[HR4.24.06]

[HR4.24.01] A liberal approach

[HR4.24.01A] Expedition and judicial economy

[HR4.24.02] Procedure — when application necessary

[HR4.24.03] Status of the persons represented

[HR4.24.04] Principles governing the grant (or refusal) of permission for a plaintiff to bring a representative proceeding on behalf of others

[HR4.24.05] Representative plaintiffs: each person represented must have a right of action

[HR4.24.06] Representative plaintiffs: the same interest

Squair v Cribb [2025] NZHC 827 at [18] n 4

McGechan (online ed) at [HR5.45.03(2)]

[HR5.45.03] Are security for costs appropriate? – exercise of the Court’s discretion – “just in all the circumstances” relevant factors → (2) Merits

 

Hunt Green & Hunt on Arbitration Law & Practice (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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Jellick v Perrett [2025] NZHC 929 at [98] n 26

Green & Hunt (online looseleaf ed) at [ARSch1.17A.02]

[ARSch1.17A.02] Arbitral tribunal’s power enhanced

 

Joseph Joseph on Constitutional and Administrative Law (online, book, ebook)

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Chief of Defence Force v Four Members of the Armed Forces [2025] NZSC 34 at [12] n 18

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at [19.4.2(3)]

[19.4.2] Political prerogatives → (3) Defence and wartime prerogatives

Genge v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2025] NZHC 981 at [74] n 72 and [103] n 83

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at [25.4.1]

[25.4.1] Prior notice

Genge (above) at [85] n 78

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at [23.2.3(5)]

[23.2.3] Relevant and irrelevant considerations → (5) Weight to be given mandatory considerations

Genge (above) at [104] n 84

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at [22.4.3]

[22.4.3] New Zealand parallels

Nand v Idea Services Ltd [2025] NZEmpC 81 at [10] n 8

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at 902 and fn 609

[21.7.3] Inherent powers

Tamiefuna v R [2025] NZSC 40 at [322] n 408 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at 742, n 247

[19.4.2] Political prerogatives → (4) Keeping the peace

 

Optican and McDonald (eds) Mahoney on Evidence: Act and Analysis (book, ebook)

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Dobbe v Taylor [2025] NZHC 731 at [7] nn 5–6 and [8] n 8

Mahoney (2nd ed, 2024) at 874–876, 875 and 876

[EV98.02] Exercise of judicial discretion → (1) Section 98(2): civil proceedings

 

Peart (ed) Family Law – Family Property (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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Monckton v Donald [2025] NZHC 785 at [46] n 19

Family Law – Family Property (online ed) at [FP4.08(5)(a)]

[FP4.08] Claims by children → (5) Financial need → (a) Broad view

 

Simester and Brookbanks Principles of Criminal Law (online, book, ebook)

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Cook v R [2025] NZSC 44 at [41] n 31

Principles of Criminal Law (5th ed, 2019) at 425–426

[10.3] Elements of insanity in New Zealand

Cook (above) at [42] n 35

Principles of Criminal Law (5th ed, 2019) at [3.4.1(2)]

[3.4.1] Involuntary behaviour → (2) Impaired consciousness

Cook (above) at [98] n 165

Principles of Criminal Law (5th ed, 2019) at 447

[10.3.3] Disease of the mind → (4) Automatism → (a) Diabetic automatism

Cook (above) at [142] n 221

Principles of Criminal Law (5th ed, 2019) at 445

[10.3.3] Disease of the mind → (3) “Internal v external cause” test

 

Smith New Zealand Judicial Review Handbook (book, ebook)

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Aitken v Judicial Conduct Commissioner [2025] NZHC 987 at [128] n 86

New Zealand Judicial Review Handbook (2nd ed, 2016) at 74.2.3

[74.2.3] Signs of retreat from Air Nelson?

 

Todd (ed) Todd on Torts (online, book, ebook)

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Zhu v Chen [2025] NZHC 729 at [15] n 1

Todd (9th ed, 2023) at 938–939

[15.2] Ingredients of the tort of defamation

 

Thomson Reuters texts published overseas

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Chief of Defence Force v Four Members of the Armed Forces [2025] NZSC 34 at [103] n 152 and [104] n 154

Beatson and others Human Rights: Judicial Protection in the United Kingdom (Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2008) at [3-184] and [3-230]–[3-237] (re margin of appreciation)

Hong v Kinnon [2025] NZCA 117 at [51] n 48

Fletcher (ed) Lewin on Trusts (20th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2020) at [50-049]–[50-050] (re lien of former trustee for administration expenses)

Hong (above) at [85] n 86

Lewin on Trusts (above) at [17-061]–[17-065] and [19-044] (re rights and remedies available to trustee)

Hong (above) at [87] n 87

Lewin on Trusts (above) at [19-046] (re interest pending reimbursement to trustee from trust property)

Huang v Chen [2025] NZHC 1003 at [23] n 2 and [25] n 4

Tucker, Le Poidevin and Brightwell Lewin on Trusts (20th ed, Thomson Reuters, London, 2020) at [39.086] and [39.099] (re trustees’ surrender of discretion to court)

Khan v New Zealand Muslim Assoc [2025] NZCA 109 at [24] n 15

Tucker and others Lewin on Trusts (20th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2020) at [42-023]–[42-025] (re equitable proprietary claim)

 

By Kevin Leary

Kevin Leary is a Senior Legal Editor in the New Zealand Analytical Law team. He has more than 20 years' experience as a Thomson Reuters editor.

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