Appellate judgments 2025
Supreme Court
[2025] NZSC 2 Halse v Rangiura Trust Board [PDF, 146 KB]
Court of Appeal
[2025] NZCA 42 Wiles v Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland [PDF, 173 KB] LEAVE TO APPEAL – COURT OF APPEAL – ACADEMIC FREEDOM – GOOD FAITH DAMAGES – ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES – whether Employment Court erred in finding plaintiff’s academic freedom was not breached – whether Employment Court erred in finding that damages could not be awarded for breach of statutory duty of good faith – whether the Employment Court erred in assessing damages – not seriously arguable that Employment Court failed to recognise academic freedom and freedom of expression – duty to preserve academic freedom applies to mainstream opinions as well as controversial or unpopular opinions – arguments that the Court should have gone further in its reasoning, or been more generous in its award, do not raise questions of law of general or public importance – questions limited to the assessment of the facts and circumstances of the particular case – application for leave to appeal declined
[2025] NZCA 11 Allan Geoffrey Halse v Employment Court of New Zealand And Ors [PDF, 279 KB]