1 May 2015
ORTMANN, VAN DER KOLK, DOTCOM, BATATO v THE DISTRICT COURT AT NORTH SHORE [2015] NZHC 901
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 901
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held that (1) plaintiffs had sufficient notice of the US case by way of the indictment, ROC and provided particulars; (2) the District Court's timetable directions and requirements for briefs accompanying oral evidence order applications were lawful adaptations of SPA committal procedures to the ROC context and within judicial discretion; but (3) natural justice required adjournment because three plaintiffs (Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann/van der Kolk collectively) faced a real risk of not having a reasonable opportunity to prepare and present their cases on 2 June 2015 due to recent…