LibGuides: Case Law: New Zealand

Case law

NZ Cases | Westlaw
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Case law by topic

Commercial

Company

Employment

Environmental

Family

Land

Tort

Accident Compensation Cases

Trusts and succession

New Zealand Trust Reports (NZTR)

Colonial Law Journal (Col LJ)
1865-1875.
Fenton's Important Judgments
1866-1878.
Gazette Law Reports (GLR)
1876-1953.
Macassey's Reports (Mac)
1859-1872.
Magistrates' Court Reports (MCR)
1898-1952.
New Zealand Court of Appeal Reports (NZCAR)
1867-1877.
New Zealand Jurist Reports (NZ Jur)
1873-1879.
New Zealand Jurist Reports (New Series) (NZ Jur (NS))
1875-1879.
New Zealand Police Law Reports
1910-1968.
Decisions of the Court of Arbitration under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act 1900 and 1922
1901-1940.
Ollivier, Bell, & Fitzgerald's Reports (OB & F)
1878-1880.

Case citators

CaseBase
Comprehensive case citator covering Australian and overseas report series, including New Zealand, and the unreported decisions of the High Court, Federal Court and Supreme Courts of Australian states and territories and other selected jurisdictions.
NZ Cases | Westlaw
The KeyCite function helps verify whether the case is still good law, and find citing references that support your legal argument.

New Zealand Case Citator
Publication Date: 2001-
Case citator of reported New Zealand case law and subsequent histories, available in print.

Law report abbreviations

Legal Citations of Aotearoa New Zealand (LCANZ)
Guidance on the citation of all major New Zealand legal journals and law reporting series.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Legal abbreviations from around the world. Search by abbreviation or by title to identify a case report series.

Courts and tribunals

Directory of Decisions
Detailed information and links to all decision-making bodies in New Zealand.
Supreme Court Judgments
High Court of New Zealand Decisions
From the NZLII website. Includes decisions from 2005.
District Court of New Zealand Judgments
Selected judgments from 2016.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
Free access to legal information.
Determinations Database | Employment Relations Authority
Employment case law from 2005.
Decisions | New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Supreme Court (all), Court of Appeal (from 2003) and High Court (from 2005).
Broadcasting Standards Authority Decisions
New Zealand Refugee Status Appeals Authority (NZRSAA)
Immigration & Protection Tribunal (IPT)
From 2010.

Legal Research and Writing Skills Hub

The Legal Research and Writing Skills Hub will guide you through the legal research and writing process, including finding and using case law, legislation, and secondary sources for New Zealand and other jurisdictions.

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Case Law: New Zealand