1 Dec 2008
APN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED V SIMUNOVICH FISHERIES LIMITED AND ORS SC 69/2008
- Citation
- SC 69/2008
- Court
- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and certified the listed questions for determination: whether s 38 of the Defamation Act 1992 and the common law repetition and conduct rules permit reliance on third party assertions, opinions or judicial decisions in pleading and proving truth or honest opinion defences, and whether the Evidence Act 2006 affects that position.