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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 19/2005; [2006] NZSC 70
18, 19, 20 October 2005; 11 September 2006
Elias CJ, Gault, Keith, Tipping, Thomas JJ
SC 19/2005; [2006] NZSC 70
18, 19, 20 October 2005; 11 September 2006
Elias CJ, Gault, Keith, Tipping, Thomas JJ
Law practitioners — Barristers — Immunity from suit — Scope of immunity — Law Practitioners Act 1982, s 61.
Practice and procedure — Precedent — Effect of decision altering previous law — Whether possible for ruling to be made prospective.
Statutes — Interpretation — Reception of English law — Ambulatory approach — Meaning of provision applying law of England to barristers in New Zealand — Law Practitioners Act 1982, s 61.