27 Jul 2009
COMMERCE COMMISSION V CARDS NZ LIMITED AND OTHERS HC AK CIV-2006-485-2353
- Citation
- openlaw-5a8d23ed_ccc1_4906_99d4_47d9e65eb1dc.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court ordered that the economic experts give evidence by the hot tub procedure because the process better facilitates clarification and juxtaposition of competing economic opinions, aids efficient identification of real issues, and does not breach natural justice where experts' written briefs are read and the Court exercises close supervision; the Court imposed initial time limits (20 minute summaries, 10 minute commentaries) and permitted limited inter-expert comment during cross-examination, reserving flexibility to vary these directions at trial.