28 Nov 2014
DANIEL FRANCIS AYERS v LEXISNEXIS NZ LIMITED [2014] NZHC 2998
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 2998
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that the amended pleading adequately particularised the nature of the claimed injury to Elementary's reputation by alleging the alter-ego relationship and specific defamatory meanings, but that where Elementary intends to pursue special damages for lost profits it must provide full particulars and the calculations and sources underpinning the $100,000 and $120,000 figures; strike-out was refused because the deficiencies resulted from a genuine dispute about the scope of earlier orders and not deliberate defiance, but further particulars were ordered and discovery applications w…