9 Mar 2022
WEDGEWOOD v R [2022] NZCA 42
- Citation
- [2022] NZCA 42
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court dismissed the appeal because the applicant failed to meet the high statutory threshold for suppression: expert reports and affidavits did not establish 'extreme hardship' or a sufficient causal link between publication and assaults or suicide risk, and the public interest in open justice outweighed the applicant's interests; the High Court decision was a first-instance determination under its inherent jurisdiction and no guardian ad litem was available in criminal proceedings.