16 Dec 2009
DEAN ROBERT LAWRENCE V GLYNBROOK 2001 LIMITED AND ORS HC DUN CIV 2009 412 000713
- Citation
- openlaw-288b9ace_6057_4c07_a803_0d4820649d70.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Threshold under r5.45(1) satisfied because plaintiff is impecunious; balancing merits and access to justice the court ordered security limited to protect defendants on the substantive first cause while preserving plaintiff's statutory rights on the second cause. Because the second cause (shareholder inspection) is strong and discovery necessary, discovery/orders on the second cause proceed without security. The appropriate quantum is approximately 50% of a 2B estimate given case complexity: $14,000 in two tranches, with stay of the first cause until first tranche provided and full stay unless…