Stevie-Rae Hart – Page 5 – Māori Law Review

Articles by Stevie-Rae Hart since 2011

Stevie-Rae is currently completing her Professional Legal Studies and studying International Relations at a postgraduate level at Victoria. She has previously worked in the Registry of the Waitangi Tribunal and as a Research Assistant to Dr. Carwyn Jones.

Costs – costs order inappropriate in the circumstances – Subritzky, 02 Mar 2014
Costs – award made akin to civil litigation – Nicholls v Trustees of WT Nicholls Trust, 01 Feb 2014
Appeals – leave to appeal out of time – applicant unable to demonstrate sufficient cause – Nicholls, 20 Jan 2014
Trusts – both an ahu whenua or whānau trust would be appropriate to achieve the aims of the owners – Te Ariki o Kahukura, 14 Jan 2014
Trusts – management – approach generally sound – Corrigan, 14 Jan 2014
Occupation orders – order made for large site – Bhana v Paniora, 14 Jan 2014
Trusts – interim decision – trustee entitled to remain until replacements appointed – Puriri, 03 Dec 2013
Injunction – trustees are entitled to control who occupies trust lands – Nicholls, 29 Nov 2013
Appeal – leave to appeal preliminary decision declined – Ruapuha Uekaha Hapū Trust, 29 Nov 2013
Partition – application dismissed following flawed consultation process – Pure, 28 Nov 2013
Alienation – illegality of registration does not affect indefeasible title – Muraahi, 20 Nov 2013
Partition – insufficient support and unnecessary – Arama, 10 Nov 2013
Occupation orders – order made where majority owner found to be acting oppressively – Bhana v Paniora, 09 Nov 2013
Stay against injunction pending appeal – refusal upheld – Nicholls, 16 Oct 2013
Trusts – review – interim judgment issued to deal with the future of the proceedings – Tupe, 10 Oct 2013
Trusts – removal of trustees – offer to resign accepted in light of evidence – Moeahu, 10 Oct 2013
Ownership of dwelling – applicant entitled to be compensated on constructive trust principles – Rautangata, 06 Sep 2013
Succession – Court unable to look at orders made over 10 years ago – whāngai entitled to life interest – James Savage, 02 Sep 2013
Succession – will void where no class of persons identified – Foreman, 02 Sep 2013
Costs – no order for costs made in whānau dispute – Nicholls v Nicholls, 08 Aug 2013
Costs – high award made against respondent – Thomas Baker Whānau Trust v Baker, 08 Aug 2013
Ownership of land – access across roadway reserve – anomalous situation requiring determination of rights and interests – Yates, 05 Aug 2013
Costs – high award made against respondent – Māori Trustee v Forde, 02 Aug 2013
Trusts – management – application for rehearing dismissed – Livingstone, 18 Jul 2013
Occupation orders – order not to take effect until lease terminates – Paterson, 10 Jul 2013