Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NZI Bank Ltd v Euro-National Corp Ltd


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The result was   keep. postdlf (talk) 02:15, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

NZI Bank Ltd v Euro-National Corp Ltd

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Significance is not clear; neither is rationale of the decision. not all cases that have been subsequently cited are notable.  DGG ( talk ) 11:09, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep. This case satisfies GNG. As a decision of the New Zealand Court of Appeal, it also satisfies criteria 2 of WP:CASES, because decisions of that court are binding: (subscription required). Its significance is immediately obvious: as a binding precedent it creates law that people in New Zealand have to obey. This binding effect does not depend on subsequent citation of the case (though there is plenty of discussion), but arises automatically from the fact that it is a rule of law that decisions of that court are binding. The ratio decidendi (referred to as the "rationale of the decision" in the nomination) of the case is not unclear. The ratio decidendi is clearly stated in the headnote, written by the reporter, of the report of this case in the New Zealand Law Reports at [1992] 3 NZLR 528. The sources in GBooks and elsewhere clearly think this case decided something of significance. I think I should observe that this case is cited in a number of ways such as:
 * James500 (talk) 16:26, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * James500 (talk) 16:26, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Michig (talk) 13:23, 31 January 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 06:02, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
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