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3.7 HISTORIC JUDGMENTS

3.7.1 Historic judgments reported in newspapers

Historically some judgments were reported in newspapers. Cite such judgments as follows:

Element

Case name

Court abbrev

Location

Date of judgment

Name of newspaper

Place of newspaper publication

Full date of newspaper

Starting page

Pinpoint reference

Examples

Jones v Smith

SC

Wellington,

2 April 1844

reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator

(Wellington,

17 April 1844)

3

at 3

R v Hipu

SC

Wellington,

1 December 1845

reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian

(Wellington,

6 December 1845)

3

at 3

Eg Jones v Smith SC Wellington, 2 April 1844 reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator (Wellington, 17 April 1844) 3 at 3.

Eg R v Hipu SC Wellington, 1 December 1845 reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian (Wellington, 6 December 1845) 3 at 3.

3.7.2 Cases in New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project

New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project is a collation of early unreported New Zealand cases. The collation is available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.

Cite cases from the Lost Cases Project as follows:

Element

Case name

Court abbrev

Location

Date

Lost cases project URL

Examples

Butler v Flavell

SC

Auckland,

7 March 1849

available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>

New Zealand Banking Corporation v Cutten

CA

Dunedin,

3 November 1864

available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>

Eg Butler v Flavell SC Auckland, 7 March 1849 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.

Eg New Zealand Banking Corp v Cutten CA Dunedin, 3 November 1864 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.

 

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