17 Mar 2022
BUSINESS CONTROL (SCHWEIZ) AG v SHIBALOVA [2022] NZHC 484
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 484
- Court
- High Court
An order for particular discovery was justified because the defendant's bank and property records were relevant to whether she or a family member received the recovered funds and therefore liable for the Commission; the records were likely to exist and proportional to the high value claim; accordingly refined categories of discovery were ordered and the defendant must file an affidavit and produce documents; on security for costs the court exercised discretion under r 5.45 to require the foreign plaintiff to pay further staged security of NZD 40,000 (bringing total security to NZD 60,000 incl…