9 Jun 2016
TIAN v ZHANG [2016] NZHC 1237
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1237
- Court
- High Court
The Court concluded it has jurisdiction under s25(3) of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 to make interim orders relating to possession or status of specific relationship property (including orders facilitating letting under a property manager) pending substantive proceedings, but the plaintiff's English-language affidavits were inadmissible because they did not comply with the High Court Rules and Oaths and Declarations Act requirements for a deponent with limited English (no proper interpreter affidavit or r9.84 certification); accordingly the affidavits are not to be read and the matte…