20 Dec 2017
CULLEN v DISTRICT COURT AT AUCKLAND & ANOR [2017] NZHC 3241
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 3241
- Court
- High Court
The judicial review was not the appropriate vehicle to invalidate the warrant and the Deputy Registrar did not act improperly; the Deputy Registrar was justified in not filing an affidavit and privilege under s56 applied; costs follow the event subject to judicial discretion and reductions for reasonable cause and excessive claims, resulting in an assessed costs award reduced by 15% to $9,856.60.