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

Blanchard (ed) Civil Remedies in New Zealand (online, book, ebook)

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Dwan v Trufa Aotearoa Ltd [2025] NZHC 1175 at [46] n 16

Barker “Interim Injunctions” in Civil Remedies in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2011) at [6.2]

[6.2] The initial evidential standard: “a serious question to be tried”

Dwan (above) at [56] n 21

Barker in Civil Remedies in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2011) at [5.2.2(1)]

[5.2.2] Discretionary considerations → (1) Damages are an adequate remedy

 

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

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Commissioner of Police v Joyce [2025] NZHC 1179 at [35(a)] n 16 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

Adams (online ed) at [CA98A.01]

[CA98A.01] “Organised criminal group”

Gaby v Police [2025] NZHC 1186 at [9] n 9

Adams – Sentencing (online ed) at [SAB5.01]

[SAB5.01] Grounds upon which appeal court may uphold appeal

Higgott v Police [2025] NZHC 1388 at [19] n 22

Adams – Sentencing (online looseleaf ed) at [SA9.15(6)]

[SA9.15] Subsection (1)(j) — previous convictions → (6) Proportionality

R v Greig [2025] NZHC 1064 at [36] n 10

Adams – Procedure (online ed) at [CM8A.02]

[CM8A.02] Burden and standard of proof

Reid v District Court at Tauranga [2025] NZHC 1092 at [27] n 5

Adams (online ed) at [CPA147.15]

[CPA147.15] Exceptions to the finality of orders under s 147

Simpson v R [2025] NZHC 1297 at [34] n 31

Adams (online ed) at [SA9.22]

[SA9.22] Subsection (2)(f) — remorse or making amends

Singh v R [2025] NZCA 192 at [9] n 5

Adams – Criminal Procedure (online looseleaf ed) at [CPA230.01]

[CPA230.01] First appeal courts

T (CA449/2023) v R [2025] NZCA 136 at [19] n 4 (judgment contains publication restrictions)

Adams – Evidence (online looseleaf ed) at [EA127.01]

[EA127.01] Discretionary direction concerning “good reason” for delay

 

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

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Dwan v Trufa Aotearoa Ltd [2025] NZHC 1175 at [56] n 21

McGechan (online ed) at [HR7.53.07(2)–(3)]

See now [HR7.53.06] Second stage of Court’s assessment: “the balance of convenience” → (2) Adequacy of damages for the plaintiff, and (3) Adequacy of damages for the defendant

Everiss v Long [2025] NZHC 1165 at [26] n 4 (within a quote)

McGechan (online ed) at [HR10.2.03]

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

LJ Group New Zealand Ltd v New Zealand Capital Management Ltd [2025] NZHC 1071 at [27] n 10

McGechan (online ed) at [HR12.4.01A]

[HR12.4.01A] Application for leave under r 12.4(2)

Professional Conduct Committee v F [2025] NZHC 1026 at [12] n 6

McGechan (online ed) at [HR20.16]

[HR20.16.01] Further evidence on appeal

[HR20.16.02] Requirements for granting leave

[HR20.16.03] Appeals on questions of law

Re Sintes [2025] NZCA 156 at [8] n 1

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [SCD13.04]

[SCD13.04] Third period – after the hearing

Ready v Stedfast [2025] NZHC 1125 at [15] n 1

McGechan (online ed) at [HR15.23.01]

[HR15.23.01] Principles

Reid v District Court at Tauranga [2025] NZHC 1092 at [13] n 1

McGechan (online looseleaf ed) at [HR5.35A]–[HR5.35B]

[HR5.35A.01] Jurisdiction to strike out or stay proceedings before service

[HR5.35A.01A] Which proceedings are covered?

[HR5.35A.02] “plainly abusive proceeding”

[HR5.35B.01] Order to strike out or stay “plainly abusive proceeding” before service

[HR5.35B.02] Procedure

 

Howes and Revill Company Law (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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Price v Price [2025] NZHC 1061 at [41] n 6

Company Law (online ed) at [CA174.07]

[CA174.07] Valuation of shares in share acquisition

 

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

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Harrison v Roberts [2025] NZHC 1327 at [63] nn 11, 13, 14 and 15

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at 897, 899 and 900

[21.7.2] Inherent jurisdiction

Harrison (above) at [63] n 12

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at 892

[21.7.1] Concept of jurisdiction

Marine Farming Assoc Inc v Marlborough District Council [2025] NZEnvC 157 at [53] n 33

Joseph (5th ed, 2021) at [23.3.6(3)]

[23.3.6] Rule against sub-delegation → (3) Common law exceptions

 

Merrett and Revill Insolvency Law & Practice (online, looseleaf, ebook)

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Body Corporate 172108 v Cummins [2025] NZHC 1378 at [43] n 62

Insolvency Law & Practice (online looseleaf ed) at [IN37.02]

[IN37.02] Court’s discretion — general principles

Body Corporate 172108 (above) at [100] n 127

Insolvency Law & Practice (online looseleaf ed) at [IN37.04(1) and (2)]

[IN37.04] Ability of the debtor to pay debts → (1) Ability to pay within a reasonable time, and (2) Debtor must provide sufficient evidence of ability to pay

Body Corporate 172108 (above) at [109] n 131

Insolvency Law & Practice (online looseleaf ed) at [IN37.11]

[IN37.11] Matters requiring investigation by Official Assignee

Body Corporate 172108 (above) at [110] n 133

Insolvency Law & Practice (online looseleaf ed) at [IN37.08(1)]

[IN37.08] Adjudication pointless → (1) Absence of assets

 

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

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R v Deluney (No 2) [2025] NZHC 1341 at [25] n 6 (judgment contains publications restrictions)

Mahoney on Evidence (2nd ed, 2024) at [EV18.02]

[EV18.02] Reliability of the statement

Deluney (No 2) (above) at [27] n 9

Mahoney on Evidence (2nd ed, 2024) at [EV16.03.01(3)]

[EV16.03.01] Indicia of reliability → (3) Paragraph (c): the circumstances relating to the making of the statement

Deluney (No 2) (above) at [27] n 10

Mahoney on Evidence (2nd ed, 2024) at [EV16.03.01(2)]

[EV16.03.01] Indicia of reliability → (2) Paragraph (b): the contents of the statement

 

Taylor and Slevin Law of Insolvency in New Zealand (online, book, ebook)

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Harrison v Roberts [2025] NZHC 1327 at [25] n 1

Law of Insolvency in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2021) at [50.1] and [50.3]

[50.1] Introduction

[50.3] UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-border insolvency

 

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

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Blight v Colville [2025] NZCA 188 at [22] n 8

Hughes “Interference with Business Relations” in Todd (ed) The Law of Torts in New Zealand (5th ed, 2009) 601 at [13.2]

See now [12.2] Inducing breach of contract

Complete Shelf Co No 8 Ltd v Christchurch City Council [2025] NZHC 1242 at [44] n 11

Todd (9th ed, 2023) at [4.4.8] [sic]

See [4.8.4] Reliance

 

Webb and Birkinshaw Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance in New Zealand (book)

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LJ Group New Zealand Ltd v New Zealand Capital Management Ltd [2025] NZHC 1071 at [85] n 29

Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance in New Zealand (2004) at 148

[7.5] When does oppression exist? → [7.5.3] Accepted considerations → (8) Manner of exercise of the power of sale

 

Thomson Reuters texts published overseas

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Storageone Metro Ltd v Tempja (NZ) Ltd [2025] NZHC 1025 at [14] n 1 and [49] n 20

Mitchell, Mitchell and Watterson (eds) Goff and Jones on Unjust Enrichment (10th ed, Thomson Reuters, London, 2022) at [6-124] (re “interceptive subtractions”)

Storageone Metro (above) at [39] n 16

Palmer Palmer on Bailment (3rd ed, Thomson Reuters, London, 2009) at [13-001] (re involuntary bailees)

Wenzhou Hongliang Trading Co Ltd v Williams [2025] NZHC 1029 at [46] n 26 (within a quote)

Murray and Harris Keay’s Insolvency: Personal and Corporate Law and Practice (8th ed, Lawbook Co, Sydney, 2014) at [6.195] (appropriate respect/weight re Official Assignee’s conclusions)

 

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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