Dahya v Dahya - [1991] 2 NZLR 150

Husband and wife — Matrimonial property — Husband's interest in matrimonial home owned jointly with mother and sister — Whether equal sharing precluded by form of ownership — Fundamental principles of Matrimonial Property Act — Matrimonial Property Act 1976, ss 2, 8, 10 and 11.

Husband and wife — Matrimonial property — Company shares — Husband's separate property — Realty acquired out of shares — Whether realty matrimonial property — Meaning of "acquired out of" - Matrimonial Property Act 1976, s 9(2).

Husband and wife — Matrimonial property — Husband and wife business partners — Business not having lease — Landlord property development company — Husband and family owning all shares in property development company — Propriety of valuation of goodwill of business.

Practice and procedure — Appeals — Whether Court's own earlier decision binding — Power of Court to review and depart from such decision — Formulation of principles governing such review — Whether appropriate.