2 Jul 2013
MARLEY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v SKELLERUP RUBBER SERVICES LIMITED [2013] NZHC 1653
- Citation
- [2013] NZHC 1653
- Court
- High Court
The draft third amended statement of defence was held to be inadequate and evasive: Skellerup must, when it files its amended statement of defence, provide clear, direct, fair and substantial answers to each material factual allegation in the corresponding paragraphs of the statement of claim, avoid non‑specific cross‑references and 'otherwise denies' formulations unless they wholly and expressly answer the allegation, and specify what aspects of contracts, standards and documents it admits or denies; no formal order was made at this stage and leave was reserved to Marley to seek formal relie…