Birch v Shaw and Another - [1963] NZLR 927

Money and moneylending — Moneylenders — Transaction complying with provisions of Act — Whether avoided by subsequent non-compliance — Whether avoided if transferred to unlicensed moneylender — Interest alleged to be excessive — Principles to be applied in deciding whether or not transaction to be reopened — Moneylenders Act 1908, ss. 3, 4 — Moneylenders Amendment Act 1933, ss. 7, 8 — Statutes Amendment Act 1936, s. 55.