3 Jun 2016
SMITH v SMITH [2016] NZHC 1197
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1197
- Court
- High Court
On an interlocutory application to transfer under r 186 the Judge properly exercised his discretion: cross-examination is not an automatic right in interlocutory matters, the Judge may limit procedure under r 224 to achieve proportionality, and on the facts the respondent's medical evidence satisfied the fairness limb so transfer to New Plymouth was justified; no legal error was made in refusing cross-examination or in applying r 186.