5 Oct 2010
BARBARA JEAN FAIRBANK V EARL RAYMOND HAGAMAN HC CHCH CIV-2010-409-002070
- Citation
- openlaw-dfb481e0_ec62_47f1_ae02_d8ab26e7324f.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted the application to assist the Los Angeles Court by allowing oral depositions and limited document production in New Zealand because the orders sought were steps that can be required in NZ civil proceedings and the proposed testimony met the low NZ relevance threshold; claims of privilege and confidentiality were preserved and to be ruled on initially by the appointed discovery referee (Judge Robert A. Schnider) with the New Zealand court able to resolve contested exemptions or delay transmission under s186(3); trustees are generally compellable unless confidentiality discret…