30 Oct 2018
LYTTELTON PORT COMPANY LIMITED v AON NEW ZEALAND & ORS [2018] NZHC 2809 _x000b_
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2809
- Court
- High Court
The court held that on the facts there was insufficient prima facie evidence to justify joinder of LPC's solicitor as a concurrent tortfeasor given privilege over key communications and lack of evidence that the solicitor caused or contributed to LPC's alleged loss; however, because important questions of law and fact remain—particularly concerning legal privilege (including scope and waiver) and the relationship between placing slips and formal policy wording—the defendant was granted leave to pursue a further appeal to the Court of Appeal limited to those issues.