4 Nov 2020
TAHI ENTERPRISES LTD v TE WARENA TAUA & Ors [2020] NZHC 2891
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2891
- Court
- High Court
The Court declined to order discovery of the Te Kawerau ā Maki membership Register or hui attendance lists under r 8.19 because the Register's personal data was not materially relevant to the substantive issues (authority/agency) but only served to identify potential defendants; ordering discovery would intrude on the privacy/confidentiality of about 400 individuals and required the same weighing exercise already undertaken by Associate Judge Smith under r 8.20/Norwich Pharmacal, risking inconsistency and duplicative litigation. The Court also refused discovery of documents relating to the MO…
- Particular discovery
- Norwich pharmacal jurisdiction
- Agency and authority
- Unjust enrichment
- Subrogation
- Confidentiality of discovered documents