19 Dec 2017
MINISTER OF EDUCATION v H CONSTRUCTION NORTH ISLAND LIMITED [2017] NZHC 3228
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 3228
- Court
- High Court
Adjournment application refused because the defendant's claimed unreadiness was largely self-induced by prolonged inactivity, late change of counsel and late retention/loss of experts; prejudice to plaintiffs and court outweighed defendant's prejudice. However limited relief was warranted: defendant given a one-month extension to exchange evidence to 15 January 2018, experts to caucus by 29 January 2018 and joint expert report and reply evidence deadlines set. The review of Associate Judge Bell's refusal to order further particulars was declined because the Fourth Amended Statement of Claim a…