23 Feb 2022
CAIN v METTRICK (Media Access) [2022] NZHC 258
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 258
- Court
- High Court
Access to documents forming the formal court record is mandatory absent a prohibition; balancing under rr 12 and 13 requires that, post‑settlement and without a hearing, open justice still supports release of pleadings but privacy and confidentiality weigh against release of procedural materials and supporting evidence. Result: grant access to the formal court record and to pleadings (with a reporting condition regarding unresponded amended allegations); refuse access to other court file documents.