15 Jul 2014
REYNOLDS v CALVERT and ANOR [2014] NZHC 1663
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 1663
- Court
- High Court
Litigation was reasonably apprehended by both defendants from 31 May 2012; many documents authored by or communicated via Alistair Broad are privileged because he was an authorised representative acting as conduit to the defendants' legal advisers and documents prepared for the dominant purpose of litigation attract litigation or legal privilege; however communications with third parties (eg Central Otago District Council, ASB Bank), pre‑litigation documents and publicly available records do not attract litigation privilege; the dishonest purpose exception under s 67 was not established on th…