17 Jul 2020
JONES v WALLACE [2020] NZHC 1721
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1721
- Court
- High Court
Two single-incident specified acts (Mr Jones accosting/following and Mrs Jones making an offensive gesture) were sufficiently established as acts of harassment within 12 months to justify a restraining order, but those acts were at the lower end of seriousness so the discretionary remedy of a long-duration order against Mr and Mrs Jones was not justified; the High Court reduced the duration against them from five years to twelve months while maintaining mutual restraining orders to manage ongoing conflict.