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  • 23 Sept 2019

    HE v CHEN [2019] NZHC 2390

    Citation
    [2019] NZHC 2390
    Court
    High Court

    The Court refused to strike out the principal first cause of action and declined summary judgment on that basis but struck out the second cause of action which plaintiff discontinued; plaintiff was ordered to particularise and substantially re-plead a concise statement of claim compliant with rules (including either acceptance of the Court of Appeal finding that the $300,000 was a personal loan or pleading specific, particularised fraud to impugn that finding), and given final opportunity to file an amended statement by 22 November 2019, with liberty for defendant to seek further orders for n…