8 Jun 2018
MAO v GREEN LAND INVESTMENT LIMITED [2018] NZHC 1348
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1348
- Court
- High Court
The Court declined to strike out the 2016 claim and defence for want of prosecution because the chronology showed no inordinate, inexcusable delay attributable solely to the plaintiff and discovery failures occurred in a complex context including substitution attempts and counsel changes; however, because the plaintiff is resident overseas, there is credible evidence he may be unable to meet an adverse costs order and the proceedings history demonstrates sufficient risk and prejudice, the Court ordered security for costs of NZD 39,000; the 2018 proceedings were struck out as an abuse of proce…