8 Apr 2016
ANDERSON AND ORS v HAWKE [2016] NZHC 607
- Citation
- (2016) 23 PRNZ 308
- Court
- High Court
The Court will make a s 100 order because the plaintiffs' mental condition is relevant to limitation and damages issues and without psychiatric assessment the defendant cannot have a fair trial; the order must be subject to conditions protecting plaintiffs' interests and preserving the court-appointed expert's independence, including measures for limiting intrusion, allowing plaintiffs' chosen practitioner to attend, recording the examination and permitting defendants' experts to view recordings and advise but not to treat the court appointee as their retained expert; costs of travel to be pa…