14 Aug 2017
CIT HOLDINGS LTD (IN LIQ AND IN RECEIVERSHIP) v BANK OF NEW ZEALAND [2017] NZHC 1931
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 1931
- Court
- High Court
The application was declined because the applicant failed to establish exceptional circumstances to justify non-lawyer representation: the alleged financial inability was insufficient, urgency was self-created, the affidavit was conclusory, and the director's multiple roles created significant conflicts undermining the objectivity required; accordingly counsel's involvement was necessary. The related oral application to adduce the director's affidavit without cross-examination was also declined.