27 Jun 2018
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v LI [2018] NZHC 1566
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1566
- Court
- High Court
The Court approved the s95 settlements because they are consistent with the Act's purposes and the overall interests of justice: the settlements produce substantial recovery while avoiding significant time, cost and litigation risk given novel legal issues about assignment‑writing businesses and evidential gaps; the settlement quantum is a reasonable compromise in light of recoverable profit and available assets; open justice is satisfied by publication of the judgment and there is insufficient public interest to overcome privacy and confidentiality concerns in releasing settlement memoranda.