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IN THE Supreme court OF new Zealand

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI	
 SC 57/2019
 [2019] NZSC 142	

	
BETWEEN	
MINISTER OF JUSTICE
First Appellant 

ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Second Appellant	
	
AND	
KYUNG YUP KIM
Respondent	

Hearing:	
4 December 2019	

Court:	
Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ	

Counsel:	
U R Jagose QC, A F Todd and G M Taylor for Appellants
A J Ellis and B J R Keith for Respondent 	

Judgment:	
10 December 2019 	

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

	A	Order made declaring that following the hearing on 4 December 2019 the Court has determined there is no impediment to Arnold J sitting on the panel to hear the substantive appeal.

	B	The panel to hear the appeal will comprise Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France, Arnold and French JJ.
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[Reasons to follow]

[1]	The present application is being dealt with by a panel of three judges from the permanent Court.  Winkelmann CJ and Williams J were on the panel in the Court of Appeal and William Young J is not sitting on the substantive appeal for an unrelated reason. 

Solicitors: 
Crown Law Office, Wellington for Appellants
Marshall Bird Curtis, Auckland for Respondent