Houghton v Saunders

[2019] NZCA 491

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW ZEALAND

I TE KŌTI PĪRA O AOTEAROA

 CA437/2019
 [2019] NZCA 491

BETWEEN	ERIC MESERVE HOUGHTON Appellant
AND	TIMOTHY ERNEST CORBETT SAUNDERS, SAMUEL JOHN MAGILL, JOHN MICHAEL FEENEY, CRAIG EDGEWORTH HORROCKS, PETER DAVID HUNTER, PETER THOMAS AND JOAN WITHERS First Respondents CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE EQUITY INCORPORATED Second Respondent CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON ASIAN MERCHANT PARTNERS LP Third Respondent

Hearing:	9 and 10 October 2019
Court:	Brown, Simon France and Hinton JJ
Counsel:	C R Carruthers QC and P A B Mills for Appellant A R Galbraith QC, D J Cooper and M C Harris for First Respondents T C Weston QC for S J Magill B D Gray QC and A E Ferguson for J Withers J B M Smith QC, A S Olney and C J Curran for Second and Third Respondents
Judgment:	11 October 2019 at 4.00 pm

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

AThe appeal is dismissed.

BThe appellant is to pay one set of costs to the first respondents and one set of costs to the second and third respondents, in both instances for a standard appeal on a band A basis with usual disbursements.  We certify for two counsel in both instances.

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[Reasons to follow]

Solicitors:
Antony Hamel Lawyer, Dunedin for Appellant
Gilbert Walker, Auckland for First Respondents
Russell McVeagh, Wellington for Second and Third Respondents