22 Dec 2021
CHEN v AUCKLAND WEIHAO INVESTMENT LTD [2021] NZHC 3598
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3598
- Court
- High Court
Joinder of the intended tenth and eleventh defendants was declined because the amended pleadings do not disclose any tenable cause of action against them: lawyers drafting and filing a client's defence are not personally liable for the content as representations to the opposing party; no duty of care was owed to the plaintiff absent an assumption of responsibility; s10 Companies Act does not create a private right of action enforceable by the plaintiff; AML/CFT obligations do not give rise to a duty to disclose to the plaintiff and disclosure may be unlawful; no causal link between the lawyer…