New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Confidentiality and suppression orders

Legal area

Court

14 Aug 2023

HURITU & ORS v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2023] NZHC 2173

Citation

[2023] NZHC 2173
Court

High Court

The Court exercised its broad discretion under High Court Rule 10.2 to adjourn the trial because the parties jointly demonstrated an interim settlement process that made it unrealistic the proceedings would require a contested trial; simultaneously the Court dismissed the proceedings of four plaintiffs for want of prosecution under Rule 15.2 because those plaintiffs had failed to comply with directions, effectively abandoned their claims, and continued prosecution would constitute misuse of the judicial process; confidentiality and publication suppression orders were justified to preserve the…
30 Apr 2014

CARRINGTON v CARRINGTON [2014] NZHC 869

Citation

(2014) 22 PRNZ 43
Court

High Court

Where issues fall squarely within the PPPRA the Family Court has original jurisdiction and statutory remedies must be exhausted; the High Court's Declaratory Judgments Act jurisdiction and parens patriae/inherent jurisdiction are residual and complementary and cannot be used to determine the validity of a will inter vivos or to pre-empt Family Court PPPRA processes; accordingly the originating application seeking declarations/orders in respect of the respondent's 2011 will, enduring powers of attorney and capacity to commence Family Court proceedings was struck out.