28 Mar 2019
BUCHANAN CONSTRUCTION LTD v WATSON [2019] NZHC 624
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 624
- Court
- High Court
Special leave to extend time for filing the appeal was granted because the effective delay measured from when the appellant's solicitor actually received the District Court judgment was substantially shorter, the primary cause of delay was a genuine solicitor error about filing fees which was remedied, there was no disqualifying conduct by the appellant, and no demonstrable prejudice to the respondent given the judgment did not order payments to her; on balance granting an extension met the overall interests of justice.