25 Aug 2016
STRACK & WMC TRUSTEE LTD v GREY [2016] NZHC 1981
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1981
- Court
- High Court
The application was premature; on the material before the Court it was not established that the solicitor may be required to give evidence of a contentious nature and disqualification was not warranted under Black v Taylor or r 13.5, therefore costs were awarded to the plaintiffs on a 2B basis.
- Disqualification of counsel
- Application of r 13.5 lawyers and conveyancers act rules
- Choice of counsel
- Solicitor evidentiary privilege
- Prematurity of interlocutory applications