New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

District courts rules r14.24

Legal area

Court

5 Mar 2013

GN v Accident Compensation Corporation

Citation

[2013] NZACC 47
Court

District Court

Because the applicant had, over an extended period, repeatedly failed to file submissions and did not prosecute the leave application with due diligence despite multiple reminders and extensions, the Court ordered that the application will be dismissed for want of prosecution under r14.24(b) unless submissions are filed by 31 March 2013.
27 Feb 2013

Edge-It Ltd v Accident Compensation Corporation

Citation

[2013] NZACC 51
Court

District Court

Because the appellant failed to prosecute the appeal for an extended period and did not file submissions, the judge granted a final extension to 13 May 2013 and held that failure to file submissions by that date will result in dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution under Rule 14.24, the power being exercised by the judge on his own motion.