Re Bank of New Zealand - [1997] 2 NZLR 239

Company law — Name of company — Company registration — Shareholders — Whether upon reregistration the word "limited" must be added to the company's name — Whether if not so added shareholders might become liable for company's obligations — Companies Reregistration Act 1993, ss 2, 3,11 and 13 — Companies Act Repeal Act 1993, s 3 — Company Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994, s 5 — Bank of New Zealand Act 1988, ss 4 and 5 — Companies Reregistration Regulations 1994 (SR 1994/120).

Statutes — Interpretation — Gap in new legislation — Whether Court may fill gap in an Act in order to make the Act work as Parliament must have intended — Companies Reregistration Act 1993, ss 2, 3, 4, 11 and 13 — Companies Act 1993, s 21 — Bank of New Zealand Act 1988, ss 4 and 5 — Acts Interpretation Act 1924, ss 5(j) and 21.

Practice and procedure — Jurisdiction — Standing — Observation as to whether appropriate for order to have been made appointing counsel to represent present and future creditors — Declaratory Judgments Act 1908.