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New Zealand Case Law

Judicial review of liquidator decisions (s284)
  • 20 Sept 2022

    BOULT v CAIN [2022] NZHC 2402

    Citation
    [2022] NZHC 2402
    Court
    High Court

    The liquidator lawfully and reasonably exercised his duty under s256(1)(a)(i) in permitting the liquidation committee to inspect the Court documents (with limited confidentiality exceptions); the committee has a qualified right to inspect and the directors failed to prove reasonable grounds that inspection would be prejudicial to the liquidation, so the s284 challenge must be dismissed.

    • Liquidator duties
    • Inspection of records (s256)
    • Liquidation committee powers
    • Judicial review of liquidator decisions (s284)
    • Prejudice to liquidation
    • Settlement agreement