Preston v Preston

[2021] NZSC 42

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI

 SC 10/2021
 [2021] NZSC 42

BETWEEN	KATHARINE ELIZABETH PRESTON Applicant
AND	GRANT LEE PRESTON First Respondent GRANT LEE PRESTON AND FISHER PARTNERS TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE GRANT PRESTON FAMILY TRUST Second Respondents

Court:	William Young, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
Counsel:	V T M Bruton QC, I M Hutcheson, N L Walker and H L S Bergin for the Applicant J M McCleary and R C van den Broek for Respondents
Judgment:	12 May 2021

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ALeave to appeal is granted (Preston v Preston [2020] NZCA 679).

BThe approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss Ms Preston’s appeal in relation to her claim for an award of part of the assets of the Grant Preston Family Trust under s 182 of the Family Proceedings Act 1980.

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Solicitors:
Russell McVeagh, Wellington for Applicant
Buddle McCleary Kennedy, Whakatāne for Respondents