Robert Roper v Mariya Ann Taylor and Attorney-General - SC 16/2022
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Summary
Result
B Leave to the First Respondent to cross appeal is granted.
17 May 2022
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A The appeal is allowed. We uphold the conclusion of the High Court Judge dismissing the claim by Ms Taylor for compensatory damages in relation to false imprisonment.
B The cross appeal is dismissed.
C Costs are reserved.
12 May 2023
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A There are no costs orders in this Court.
B Costs in the Courts below are to be dealt with by those Courts.
4 July 2023
Date of Hearing
05 October 2022
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Williams and William Young JJ
Case Synopses
Submissions from counsel
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Appellant submissions A G (PDF 538 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Attorney General submissions on cross appeal (PDF 293 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Appellants Submissions Roper (PDF 280 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Cross Appellants Submissions in opposition to the Submissions of the Attorney General (PDF 121 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Cross Appellants Submissions Opposing Submissions of Roper (PDF 111 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 First Respondent Cross Appellant Outline of Oral Argument (PDF 679 KB)
- Hearing date 5 October 2022 Attorney General Outline of Oral Argument (PDF 804 KB)
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — M v ROPER [2018] NZHC 2330 [5 September 2018]
Court of Appeal decision — TAYLOR v ROPER [2021] NZCA 691 [16 December 2021]
Leave judgment - leave granted — ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2022] NZSC 62 [17 May 2022] (PDF 42 KB)
Substantive judgment — ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2023] NZSC 49 [12 May 2023] (PDF 211 KB)
Supreme court decision — costs: ROBERT ROPER v MARIYA ANN TAYLOR [2023] NZSC 79 [3 July 2023] (PDF 168 KB)