New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Bias/recusal

Legal area

Court

6 Dec 2022

KHAN v AUCKLAND TRANSPORT [2022] NZHC 3263

Citation

[2022] NZHC 3263
Court

High Court

The application to extend time was refused because the notice of application was filed more than two years late, the appellant failed to provide an adequate explanation for the delay, and the proposed appeal had no merit; consequently leave to bring a second appeal was refused as there was no matter of public importance and no risk of miscarriage of justice.
15 May 2020

PRESCOTT v THOMPSON NO 2 [2020] NZHC 1004

Citation

[2020] NZHC 1004
Court

High Court

The District Court's refusal to grant adjournments was lawful and reasonable because the applicant failed to provide contemporaneous supporting medical evidence, the later medical records did not demonstrate incapacitation or prejudice at the hearing, the applicant had adequate time to prepare, and there was no evidence of actual or apparent bias; applications to strike out affidavits were also unfounded.