Newport v Cook - [1983] NZLR 118

Husband and wife — Matrimonial property — Jurisdiction — Right of action — Separation agreement entered into before commencement of Matrimonial Property Act 1976 — Husband brought an action by way of writ of summons to enforce the agreement — Whether the husband was debarred from bringing this action — Matrimonial Property Act 1976, ss 4 and 57.