1 Sept 2014
TAMIHERE v MEDIAWORKS [2014] NZHC 2082
- Citation
- [2014] NZAR 1113
- Court
- High Court
There was at least a prima facie case that both the breach of contract and defamation claims fell within the scope of the arbitration clause in the 2013 contract because the disputes relate to the provision of services under that contract; accordingly the Court granted a stay and referred the parties to arbitration, and interpreted clause 20(e) as requiring the contractual dispute resolution steps to be exhausted before court proceedings (subject to interlocutory relief).