Articles by Reto Blattner de-Vries since 2011
- Natural resource management – notification of resource consent applications – breach of Te Tiriti, 02 Nov 2020
- Trusts – liability of former trustees to reimburse the trust fund – quantum – Beddoe order – Rātima, 01 May 2020
- Chief Judge’s powers – earlier orders amended – mistake – lack of credibility – evidence of forgery – Mokaraka, 04 Feb 2020
- Trusts – administration of whānau house – conflict between will and terms of trust – Ngamotu, 11 Nov 2019
- Rehearing – refused – insufficient grounds – Selwyn, 10 Nov 2019
- Alienation – vesting – gift to whanaunga – Reedy, 08 Nov 2019
- Procedure – resolution by consent – conditional partition order – matter referred back on technical issues – Clark, 15 Oct 2019
- Chief Judge’s powers – occupation order amended – Johanson, 10 Oct 2019
- Chief Judge’s powers – clear and unambiguous statement to gift – no constructive trust – Cotter, 05 Oct 2019
- Trusts – trustee duties – court directions sought by responsible trustee – Hemana, 10 Sep 2019
- Trusts – trustee duties – resignation – orders removing trustees – indemnity – Witana, 10 Sep 2019
- Succession – house ownership – not owned by whānau trust – excluded from vesting – Herewini, 10 Sep 2019
- Succession – de facto partner – intestate – claim falls within High Court jurisdiction – Carmont, 10 Sep 2019
- Partition – declined – reasonable alternatives – impractical to partition – Kahukiwa, 09 Sep 2019
- Easement – regularising existing situation – Mangatawa, 01 Sep 2019
- Chief Judge’s powers – order varying trust annulled – application referred back for rehearing – Inia, 20 Aug 2019
- Chief Judge’s powers – succession – mistake – children excluded – orders amended – Kui, 15 Aug 2019
- Ownership – tenancy in common and joint tenancy – incorrect recording in records – survivorship – Clarke, 10 Aug 2019
- Ownership – tenancy in common – not held on trust – Welsh, 10 Aug 2019
- Trusts – breach of natural justice – conflict of interest – trustee removal – Pook, 09 Jun 2019
- Māori Reservations – trustee appointment – marae area – further evidence required – marae charter – Raukawa, 08 Jun 2019
- Māori Reservations – failure to protect funds – no relief from trustee liability – recipient liability – Tata, 02 Jun 2019
- Succession – adoption – whāngai able to succeed – insufficient consents to support family arrangement – Riley, 02 Jun 2019
- Trusts – variation – trustee replacement – Nepia, 01 Jun 2019
- Trusts – relief from personal liability – good faith actions – replacement trustees appointed – Broadman, 22 May 2019