Minister of Education v De Luxe Motor Services (1972) Ltd - [1990] 1 NZLR 27

Administrative law — Judicial review — Practice and procedure — Joinder of parties — Unsuccessful tenderer sought judicial review of Education Board's decision to grant school bus contract to successful tenderer — Successful tenderer was not joined as a party to the proceedings — Whether successful tenderer should be given an opportunity to be heard — Whether successful tenderer should be joined as a party.

Contract — Termination — Enforcement of accrued obligations — Education Board school bus contracts were not in writing and had no express termination clauses — Contracts contained a term that if contractors borrowed money to buy buses the Board would over 10 years reimburse some of the interest — Whether contracts were terminable by Board on reasonable notice to contractors — Whether despite termination Board was liable to pay agreed interest.