9 Nov 2023
R v WRIGHT-MELDRUM [2023] NZHC 3148
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3148
- Court
- High Court
No ground in s205(2) was established: the photograph did not create likely undue hardship to victims, no real risk of prejudice to a fair trial, and was relevant to issues at trial (the friendship between defendant and deceased). Balancing open justice and media role against privacy concerns, the Court declined to forbid publication and authorised media to publish the photograph.