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  • 22 Jun 2021

    FARRELLY v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 1493

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 1493
    Court
    High Court

    The court ordered further sworn answers to interrogatory 5(a) from non-original owners (excluding the 18th, 21st, 32nd, 34th, 35th and 38th plaintiffs) because terms of sale and purchase and any assignments are relevant to limitation and quantum and are not burdensome to answer; it ordered further sworn answers to interrogatory 5(d) from all plaintiffs because each owner must identify the respects in which their unit was incomplete at commencement; it dismissed the application as to interrogatories 5(i)–(o) because those questions would improperly require each plaintiff to provide a comprehen…