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, […]
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Webb v Webb (PC) – the role of a foreign tax debt in the allocation of matrimonial property
February 11, 2021 in Views /by Maria HookBy Maria Hook (University of Otago, New Zealand) and Jack Wass (Stout Street Chambers, New Zealand) When a couple divorce or separate, and the court is tasked with identifying what property is to be allocated between the parties, calculation of the net pool of assets usually takes into account certain debts. This includes matrimonial debts […]
The enforcement of Chinese money judgments in common law courts
November 13, 2020 in Views /by Maria HookBy Jack Wass (Stout Street Chambers, Wellington, New Zealand) In the recent decision of Hebei Huaneng Industrial Development Co Ltd v Shi,
New text: The Conflict of Laws in New Zealand
July 30, 2020 in News /by Maria HookReaders of this blog may be interested to hear of a new textbook on private international law, recently published by LexisNexis. The Conflict of Laws in New Zealand is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject from a New Zealand perspective. Drawing on principles developed in common law countries while adopting a comparative perspective, it explains how New […]
Common law recognition of foreign declarations of parentage
February 10, 2020 in Views /by Maria HookThis note addresses the question whether there is a common law basis for the recognition of foreign declarations of parentage. It appears that this issue has not received much attention in common law jurisdictions, but it was the subject of a relatively recent Privy Council decision (C v C [2019] UKPC 40). The issue arises […]
The Moçambique Rule in the New Zealand Court of Appeal
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New Zealand Yearbook of International Law: Call for Papers
February 14, 2019 in News /by Maria HookPosted on behalf of Jan Jakob Bornheim The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law (Brill) is an annual, internationally refereed publication. The Editors call for both short notes and commentaries, and longer in-depth articles, for publication in Volume 16 of the Yearbook (2018), which will be published in 2019. Notes and commentaries should be between […]
A New Zealand perspective on Israeli judgment against New Zealand-based activists under Israel’s Anti-Boycott Law
October 14, 2018 in Views /by Maria HookLast year the New Zealand singer Lorde cancelled a concert in Tel Aviv following an open letter by two New Zealand-based activists urging her to take a stand on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. A few weeks later, the two activists found themselves the subject of a civil claim brought in the Israeli court. The […]
New resource on New Zealand conflict of laws
February 10, 2018 in News /by Maria HookThe University of Otago recently set up an online platform dedicated to the conflict of laws in New Zealand:
Recent conflicts developments in New Zealand
December 14, 2017 in News /by Maria HookWith the end of the year fast approaching, here is a quick round-up of news from New Zealand: Read more… The New Zealand Parliament recently passed the Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017. The Act introduces new torts choice of law rules and abolishes the common law rule of double actionability. […]