5 Jul 2019
COMMUNITY OF THE SACRED NAME SOCIETY OR TRUST BOARD v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2019] NZHC 1572
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1572
- Court
- High Court
There is no presumption of disclosure of pleadings before a substantive hearing; the Court must balance open justice against confidentiality, privacy and commercial sensitivity under rr 12 and 13. Where a non-party demonstrates a legitimate interest, provides sufficient particulars and proposes effective conditions limiting further dissemination, and there is no significant confidentiality or commercial prejudice, the Court may grant access to pleadings subject to strict conditions. Applying that test, access to the pleaded documents was granted limited to use by CPT and its lawyers for the p…