Short v Stowers - Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Block [2020] Māori Appellate Court MB 141 (2020 APPEAL 141) [pdf, 274 KB]
...this concern was disregarded in the reserved decision and the opposition formed part of Judge Coxhead’s decision. The appellants submitted that the “unverified” and “manipulated” opposition received by the Court undermined the trust’s carefully run process to determine the views of the owners and therefore the Court’s finding of insufficient support for variation of trust was made in error. [51] In addition, counsel argued that the amendments sought to the trust order w...