New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

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Leave to represent

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17 Mar 2021

KEEMATI LIMITED v MR CIVIL LIMITED [2021] NZHC 538

Citation

[2021] NZHC 538
Court

High Court

Application dismissed because the matter is complex commercial litigation at an early interlocutory stage with unsettled pleadings and security for costs fixed; the proposed representative would likely be both advocate and witness, undermining professional objectivity and fairness, and the limited Mannix exception did not apply.
31 Oct 2013

ENGINEERONLINE LIMITED v COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE [2013] NZHC 2879

Citation

[2013] NZHC 2879
Court

High Court

The court refused leave for the non‑lawyer director to represent the company because no exceptional circumstances justified departing from the Mannix rule; however, the court exercised its discretion to waive security for costs given the company's limited finances, the burden of obtaining counsel, and the director's personal undertaking to meet any costs order against the company.