Counsel for the defendant on a High Court claim relating to purchase of a residential property (four day trial), with judgment for the defendant upheld on appeal. The issues included agency, knowing receipt, competing equitable priorities and the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. The Court awarded increased costs in relation to the proceeding and a related caveat matter: High Court, 2014; Court of Appeal, 2015; High Court costs judgment, 2015. In a separate proceeding between the same parties, the High Court made an order for possession of the property on summary basis (2015).
Corporate Sureties Limited v Macken
Kevin2020-07-06T02:26:33+00:00Counsel for the defendant trustees on a property dispute, which involved defending a summary judgment application in the Auckland High Court regarding specific performance of an agreement for sale and purchase of land.
Ngoi v Wen
Kevin2020-07-06T03:55:19+00:00Second counsel to Ian Williams at a hearing on a summary judgment/strike out application in a case regarding the enforceability of an agreement for sale and purchase of a property.