3.7 HISTORIC JUDGMENTS

3.7.1 Historic judgments reported in newspapers

Historically some judgments were reported in newspapers. Cite such judgments as follows:
Element Case name Court abbrev Location Date of judgment Name of newspaper Place of newspaper publication Full date of newspaper Starting page Pinpoint reference
Examples Jones v Smith SC Wellington, 2 April 1844 reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator (Wellington, 17 April 1844) 3 at 3
  R v Hipu SC Wellington, 1 December 1845 reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian (Wellington, 6 December 1845) 3 at 3

Eg Jones v Smith SC Wellington, 2 April 1844 reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator (Wellington, 17 April 1844) 3 at 3.

Eg R v Hipu SC Wellington, 1 December 1845 reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian (Wellington, 6 December 1845) 3 at 3.

3.7.2 Cases in New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project

New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project is a collation of early unreported New Zealand cases. The collation is available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.

Cite cases from the Lost Cases Project as follows:
Element Case name Court abbrev Location Date Lost cases project URL
Examples Butler v Flavell SC Auckland, 7 March 1849 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>
  New Zealand Banking Corporation v Cutten CA Dunedin, 3 November 1864 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>
Eg Butler v Flavell SC Auckland, 7 March 1849 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.
Eg New Zealand Banking Corp v Cutten CA Dunedin, 3 November 1864 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.

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