23 Nov 2016
CRAIG v STRINGER [2016] NZHC 2808
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 2808
- Court
- High Court
The Court quashed the Associate Judge's refusal because the returned ballot papers were in the plaintiff's possession and were relevant to the defendant's pleaded truth defence; accordingly the plaintiff was ordered to give tailored discovery and make the papers available for inspection. Separately the Court declined a jury trial because ss19A(5)(a) and (b) applied given the case's legal complexity, multiplicity of publications (41 causes), volume of documents, anticipated expert financial evidence, and that both parties are self-represented; overall convenience and administration of justice…