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Duty of candour in extradition
  • 20 Dec 2017

    Dotcom v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation [2017] NZHC 3262

    Citation
    [2017] NZHC 3262
    Court
    High Court

    Dismissed. Applicant failed to establish a reasonable prospect that the sealed Swery Proceedings file contained material relevant to the Extradition Proceedings, the US civil damages claims, or the NZ freezing orders; the request was speculative and the confidentiality interests and prior sealing order outweighed the limited public interest in access.

    • Access to sealed court files
    • Sealing orders
    • Open justice vs confidentiality
    • Damages quantification
    • Duty of candour in extradition