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The Supreme Court of New Zealand will not allow public access to applications and submissions to this, New Zealand’s highest court. But why?
Consider the recent disguised appeal of Rabson v Judicial Conduct Commissioner & Ors SC21/2017 and the most fundamental tenet of law – that no one should be a judge in his own cause. Underlying this appeal, Sian Elias CJ and William Young J sought and obtained an order of costs in their personal favour in the High Court as Second Respondents, then instructed counsel to oppose appeal of this costs order at the Supreme Court. As presiding judges they then agreed with their counsel, ruling the appeal be di
Subsequent Supreme Court recall rulings in Rabson turned from misleading to odd after the appellant filed an application for recall on two grounds:
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