27 Jun 2018
DOTCOM v HER MAJESTY’S ATTORNEY-GENERAL ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY BUREAU [2018] NZCA 220
- Citation
- [2018] NZAR 1298
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal held the prior discovery decision was limited in ratio to the context of Baigent damages where liability was admitted; the substantive issues in the 2013 proceedings (claims in negligence and for invasion of privacy seeking common law remedies) are meaningfully different so no issue estoppel arises and the High Court's estoppel ruling must be set aside, allowing further consideration of discovery in the current proceedings.