23 Jul 2020
ANDREASSEND v LIANG [2020] NZHC 1782
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1782
- Court
- High Court
The Court refused to strike out the claim against the third defendant because the affidavit evidence was not so clear, complete and uncontradicted as to show the claim could not possibly succeed; omissions and inconsistencies in the affidavits and missing bank statements left open a reasonably arguable claim. The Court ordered the plaintiff to file an amended statement of claim (by 18 September 2020) that gives defendants sufficient notice of the case to meet, permitted some general pleading pending discovery, and directed the plaintiff to comply with r 8.4 initial disclosure on filing the am…