19 Feb 2018
EMBORION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2018] NZHC 178
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 178
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that Emborion cannot be represented in substantive High Court hearings except by a barrister or solicitor (Re G J Mannix and Lawyers and Conveyancers Act constraints); leave for the director or Mr Russell to act as advocate was refused; the application to have the substantive proceedings determined on the papers was dismissed because the issues are complex, likely to require oral evidence and cross-examination; applications for the Commissioner to pay Emborion's legal fees were dismissed; the matter was placed on the Ordinary Track, category 2, and a detailed timetable with a h…