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Protests to jurisdiction by New Zealand defendants

(By Jack Wass, Stout Street Chambers) The Employment Court has recently clarified a short but important point about the appropriate procedure to be followed by a defendant who is served within New Zealand but contends that there is another more appropriate jurisdiction overseas. A defendant in that position is not entitled to file a notice […]

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Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments: Yoonwoo C & C Development v Huh [2025] NZCA 209

(By Jack Wass, Stout Street Chambers) The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Yoonwoo C & C Development v Huh [2025] NZCA 209 clarified the limitation period for enforcement of foreign judgments, and in the course of its analysis made some valuable observations on the theoretical basis for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments […]

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