21 Sept 2023
FLOOD v FLOOD and FRAPWELL [2023] NZHC 2649
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2649
- Court
- High Court
The Judge granted access to the entire archived court file because the request satisfied the procedural requirements of rr 11–13, the file is in the custody of the Court following transfer from Archives New Zealand, there were no persuasive confidentiality or privacy concerns to outweigh open justice in this historical context, and it was appropriate to dispense with serving the request on original parties due to the passage of time and likely death.