Green v Matheson
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Date | 1989 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Court | Unspecified Court (New Zealand) |
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17 cases
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Ramanoop v Attorney General
...line with that in Canada ( Vorvis v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1085), New Zealand ( Green v. Matheson [1989] 3 N.Z.L.R. 564; Willis v. AG [1989] 3 N.Z.L.R. 574) and Australia ( Gray v. Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 28 It is not necessary for the purpos......
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"A" v Michael Bernard Bottrill
...brought in any numbers the remedy of abolishing exemplary damages for certain classes of case lay in the hands of Parliament. In Green v Matheson [1989] 3 NZLR 564, 571, the plaintiff alleged she had been given medical treatment for purposes of research and experimentation without her conse......
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McGougan v Depuy International Ltd
...2) 1973. 19 Donselaar v Donselaar [1982] 1 NZLR 97 (CA). 20 Donselaar v Donselaar, above n 19, at 109. 21 At 116. 22 Green v Matheson [1989] 3 NZLR 564 23 Queenstown Lakes District Council v Palmer, above n 9. 24 Couch v Attorney-General (No 2) (on appeal from Hobson v Attorney-General) [2......
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D and E Ltd v A, B and C
...Act 1998, s 394(1); and Accident Compensation Act 2001, s 317(1). 17Donselaar v Donselaar [1982] 1 NZLR 97 (CA). 18Green v Matheson [1989] 3 NZLR 564 (CA). 19Couch v Attorney-General (No 2) [2010] NZSC 27, [2010] 3 NZLR 149. 20 Accident Insurance Act 1998, s 396, now Accident Compensation A......
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High Court reaffirms New Zealand's stance on suing for personal injury
...the plaintiff sought exemplary damages for physical injuries arising from an assault committed on him by his brother. Green v Matheson [1989] 3 NZLR 564 (CA): The Court held that s 27(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 1982 did not prevent a claim for exemplary damages arising from doctors......