11 Oct 2017
STRATHBOSS KIWIFRUIT LIMITED v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2017] NZHC 2512
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2512
- Court
- High Court
Because the availability and extent of the defendant's actual insurance cover is relevant to the policy stage of the duty of care inquiry and the plaintiffs had been led to believe insurance status might be material during opening and witness examination, the defendant must give discovery of the specific policy or policies that provide some cover for the present claim; broader discovery about potential or market availability of insurance and calling new evidence about availability is not permitted at this stage absent leave.