Where both limbs of the test have been satisfied invariably the Court will make an appointment in accordance with the wishes of the beneficial owners, or in a case of a Māori reservation trust, the beneficiaries.
Before the court hearing, we will contact you to arrange a test call. The test call is to: Confirm that you can join by telephone or video-conference successfully and that you can use the technology.
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She was the most beautiful kuia and was a true stateswoman in every sense of the word. I certainly tested her patience when I was young, but I was very close with my nan as she was with all of her mokopuna and she is certainly missed here today.
If the Panel was of the view that the Act impeded Māori land owners in certain circumstances, then it needed to test its thesis by considering actual case studies.
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The Court would retain the ability to reject that agreement if the parties did not meet fully the legal test under the Act. It will therefore be important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act.
So in theory, perhaps still to be tested, Māori land should be more attractive to banks for lending purposes.
The Court would retain the ability to reject that agreement if the parties did not meet fully the legal test under the Act. It will therefore be important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act.
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The standard for recusal is one of “real and not remote possibility”, rather than probability. The test is a two-stage one. The judge must consider 1.
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