21 May 2020
CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD v BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LTD [2020] NZHC 1083
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1083
- Court
- High Court
Adjournment granted only for a limited period (four weeks to 12 October 2020) because (a) the interests of justice and efficient use of court resources require avoiding loss of a fixed 10-week trial slot where possible, (b) the plaintiff's late briefs and discovery caused delay but the stagnation causation theory was already within the scope of the litigation and defendants' experts had previously inspected the site, (c) parties are well resourced and alternative measures and remote technology can mitigate COVID-19 travel restrictions, and (d) a short adjournment balances fairness to defendan…