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SC 36/2008 EGW and Anor v The Attorney General
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NOTE: HIGH COURT ORDER SUPPRESSING
PUBLICATION OF THE NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS REMAINS IN
FORCE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND
SC
36/2008
[2008] NZSC 64
BETWEEN EGW and
PW
Applicants
AND THE
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Respondent
Court: Elias CJ, McGrath
and Wilson JJ
Counsel: S M Cooper for Applicants
K P
McDonald QC and U R Jagose for Respondent
Judgment: 15 August 2008
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The application for
leave to appeal is dismissed.
REASONS
[1] This is an application for leave to appeal against a judgment of the High Court dismissing a proceeding brought by the applicants for damages for breaches of duty by Social Welfare agencies. We were informed by counsel that there are some 450 cases presently before the High Court dealing with similar claims arising from alleged historic abuse of children in state institutions or foster homes.
[2] The High Court’s judgment was delivered on 28 November 2007. The applicants have appealed to the Court of Appeal but that appeal has not yet been heard.
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