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New Zealand Case Law

Limitation periods (s 43a)
  • 6 Oct 2021

    RED STAG TIMBER LTD v JUKEN NEW ZEALAND LTD [2021] NZHC 2662

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 2662
    Court
    High Court

    The court held r 7.52 did not bar JNL's strike out application, granted JNL leave to apply for summary judgment, but rejected JNL's substantive strike out and summary judgment on s 43A because JNL failed to establish as a matter of law (on pleadings and affidavits) that Red Stag knew or ought reasonably to have known the factual elements and a tenable interpretation of standards to the requisite standard before the limitation dates; accordingly factual issues remained and the limitation defence could not succeed at interlocutory stage; the court ordered a further affidavit of documents and re…