8 Jun 2017
RITCHIE V EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION [2017] NZHC 1242
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 1242
- Court
- High Court
The Court dismissed EQC's strike-out and particulars applications because the plaintiffs had established genuine doubt under r 4.3(4) High Court Rules, Lumley's pleadings and correspondence justified the joinder, the pleading as amended and the further particulars filed adequately informed defendants of the case to be met, the strike-out threshold was not met and the declaratory and inquiry relief sought were not unavailable as a matter of law.