16 Nov 2022
WHITLEY v MEREDITH CONNELL [2022] NZHC 2994
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2994
- Court
- High Court
Files 2–7 held by Meredith Connell were created in the course of the former liquidator's agency for the PVL companies and therefore are documents of the companies; Meredith Connell must review those files, identify any specific documents claimed privileged or confidential and produce non‑privileged company documents to the successor liquidator; a retaining/general lien over company documents cannot be asserted against the liquidator under s 263; trust account records and fee accounts paid from PVL funds must be produced; time records need not be produced; remuneration for production was refus…