Goodbye Privy Council, Hello Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Bill passed the final vote last night. The bill abolishes the right of appeal to the London-based Privy Council and from July 1 next year, a New Zealand Supreme Court will be the country's final court of appeal.
See Stuff.co.nz, National Business Review. The centre-right opposition says it will abolish the court, reinstating the Privy Council, but I think this is empty rhetoric.
