Saunders v Smith - [1984] 1 NZLR 540

Property law — Caveat — Joint family home application — Caveat was lodged against registration of application — Applicants filed proceedings seeking an order for the removal of the caveat — Although proceedings had been filed within one month of applicants receiving notice that the caveat had been lodged they were not served on the caveators within that time limit — Whether Court had power to grant applicants an extension of time — Joint Family Homes Act 1964, s 6(7).