NEW ZEALAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Fionnghuala Cuncannon and Kate Muirhead, Cuncannon
Two other areas likely to see growth in the near future are: • climate change-related litigation, buoyed by a 2024 Supreme Court decision overturning a decision to strike out a statement of claim alleging tort causes of action against greenhouse gas emitters or mak- ers of greenhouse gas-emitting products ( Smith v Fonterra ); and • litigation drawing on tikanga Māori (the cus- toms, practices and values of Māori ), following the Supreme Court’s decision in Ellis v R , which emphasised the role of tikanga in developing the New Zealand common law.
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