29 Oct 2019
JOYCE v HOOTON [2019] NZHC 2761
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 2761
- Court
- High Court
The application for separate preliminary determination of meaning and for strike out was dismissed because contextual evidence was likely required to determine meaning, the application was brought late given proximity of trial so time savings were marginal, the high threshold for separate decisions and strike out was not met, and therefore the extended defence could not be removed at this interlocutory stage.