Farrier-Waimak Limited v Bank of New Zealand - [1965] NZLR 426

Property law — Real property and chattels real — Land transfer — Mortgage — Mortgage executed and presented for registration — Registration delayed pending satisfaction of District Land Registrar's requisitions — Contractor's liens entered before registration of mortgage completed — Mortgage altered to be expressed to be subject to liens — Respective priorities of mortgage and liens — Land Transfer Act 1952, s. 37.

Work and labour — Wages protection and contractors' liens — Lien claimed subsequent to execution of unregistered mortgage — Mortgage later registered and expressed to be subject to lien — Respective priorities of mortgage and lien — Date from which lien takes effect — Nature of lien — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939, ss. 20, 21, 25, 41.