9 Nov 2021
BNZ BRANCH PROPERTIES LIMITED v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 3013
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3013
- Court
- High Court
The application for access is declined because Vero's request lacked the required particularity for "supporting documents" and, at this preliminary stage with discovery incomplete and pleadings liable to be amended, granting access would risk providing misleading or incomplete material, potentially encourage parallel litigation, and undermine the orderly and fair administration of justice; the balance of factors under the Rules favoured refusal, with public judgments already providing substantial information.