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Entries by Maria Hook
New Zealand Court of Appeal allows appeal against anti-enforcement injunction
/in Views/by Maria HookIntroduction The New Zealand Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a permanent anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunction in relation to a default judgment from Kentucky, which the plaintiff alleged had been obtained by fraud:
Australasian Association of Private International Law
/in News/by Maria Hook(Posted on behalf of Professor Reid Mortensen) We are pleased to let you know about the establishment of the Australasian Association of Private International Law (‘AAPrIL’). AAPrIL is being established to promote understanding of private international law in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and the nations of the Pacific Islands. By ‘private international law’ (or ‘conflict […]
No role for anti-suit injunctions under the TTPA to enforce exclusive jurisdiction agreements
/in Views/by Maria HookAustralian and New Zealand courts have developed a practice of managing trans-Tasman proceedings in a way that recognises the close relationship between the countries, and that aids in the effective and efficient resolution of cross-border disputes. This has been the case especially since the implementation of the Agreement on Trans-Tasman Court Proceedings and Regulatory Enforcement, […]
Hague Conventions on International Civil Procedure – a Pathway to Adoption in New Zealand (Seminar)
/in News/by Maria HookThis Friday (12 April) at 3 pm (NZST), Jack Wass and Maria Hook will be giving a seminar at the University of Otago (New Zealand) on their project “Hague Conventions on International Civil Procedure – Pathway to Adoption”. This project, which is funded by the Borrin Foundation, explores a pathway for New Zealand to adopt […]
The New Zealand Court of Appeal on the cross-border application of New Zealand consumer and fair trading legislation
/in Views/by Maria HookThe New Zealand Court of Appeal has just released a judgment on the cross-border application of New Zealand consumer and fair trading legislation (
The jurisdictional hurdles of s 26 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth), in the context of interim anti-enforcement relief in aid of New Zealand proceedings
/in Views/by Maria HookThe New Zealand High Court recently granted a permanent anti-enforcement injunction in relation to a default judgment from Kentucky in Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family Trustee Limited
Standard (and burden) of proof for jurisdiction agreements
/in Views/by Maria HookCourts are often required to determine the existence or validity of jurisdiction agreements. This can raise the question of the applicable standard of proof. In common law jurisdictions, the question is not free from controversy. In particular, Stephen Pitel has argued
Anti-enforcement injunction granted by the New Zealand court
/in Views/by Maria HookFor litigants embroiled in cross-border litigation, the anti-suit injunction has become a staple in the conflict of laws arsenal of common law courts. Its purpose being to restrain a party from instituting or prosecuting proceedings in a foreign country, it is regularly granted to uphold arbitration or choice of court agreements, to stop vexatious or […]
By Jack Wass (Stout Street Chambers, New Zealand) The enforcement of judgments from Chinese courts continues to generate controversy in common law countries. In Hebei Huaneng Industrial Development Co Ltd v Shi, the New Zealand courts have been faced with the argument that because Chinese courts are not independent of the political arms of government, […]