29 Aug 2014
Sylvia Park Business Centre Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Construction (NZ) Ltd [2014] NZHC 2058
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 2058
- Court
- High Court
At the early pre-trial stage disclosure of statements of claim and defence was refused because the pleadings are untested, the public interest in leaky building cases did not apply, the orderly administration of justice and protection of confidentiality/privacy outweighed the open justice factor, and no exceptional circumstances justified suppression of the judgment.