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S35 defamation act conference

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5 Dec 2018

KAZHEGELDIN v RADIO NEW ZEALAND LTD [2018] NZHC 3179

Citation

[2018] NZHC 3179
Court

High Court

Associate Judge concluded the challenged reply paragraphs pleaded evidence but were not prejudicial and declined to strike them out; ordered plaintiff to provide further particulars for allegations of defendants' state of mind under r5.17(2); exercised discretion under r5.45 to order staged security for costs of NZD 50,000 (half payable after the directed conference and half on close of pleadings) with leave reserved to seek additional security; directed a one-day judicial settlement conference after 1 February 2019 and timetabled exchange of position statements; reserved costs of the interlo…
26 Nov 2018

STRINGER v CRAIG [2018] NZHC 3076

Citation

[2018] NZHC 3076
Court

High Court

Produce and preserve Craig's remaining phone parts and forensic reports at the time of ordered discovery; defendants had preserved evidence; most interrogatories were sufficiently answered but questions about defendants' knowledge of Craig's relationship with MacGregor are relevant to their honest opinion defence and must be answered; strike-out applications were declined because defects were curable and pleadings disclosed tenable defences; plaintiff's conduct toward Taylor approached but did not cross threshold for abuse of process so claim against Taylor is preserved; plaintiff must replea…