13 Apr 2022
SMITH v CLAIMS RESOLUTION SERVICE LTD [2022] NZHC 773
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 773
- Court
- High Court
Substitution was refused because the proposed representatives' consent was conditional and unsupported by binding funding or willingness to accept personal cost risk, making them incapable of reliably representing the group; granting substitution on those terms would cause indefinite delay and prejudice defendants, so the representation order was revoked and alternative protections (opt‑in joinder with deadlines) ordered to protect group members.