New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Notification of resource consent variation

Legal area

Court

15 Jan 2020

THOMPSON v INVERCARGILL CITY COUNCIL [2020] NZHC 13

Citation

[2020] NZHC 13
Court

High Court

The application by the Otago Daily Times to take photographs at the in‑chambers interlocutory hearing was declined because hearings in chambers are subject to the In‑Court Media Coverage Guidelines which prohibit electronic communication and photographing while a Judge is sitting, and the default position for interlocutory hearings is to be held in chambers to protect confidentiality while preserving publication of particulars and decisions unless otherwise ordered.
31 Dec 2019

THOMPSON v INVERCARGILL CITY COUNCIL [2019] NZHC 3506

Citation

[2019] NZHC 3506
Court

High Court

The Court concluded that, on the material before it and given the imminent demolition, the statutory threshold of reasonable necessity to preserve the applicant's position was met and it was appropriate to exercise the Court's discretion to grant an interim prohibition on demolition until the on-notice hearing on 21 January 2020; the balance of convenience favoured a short preservation of the status quo subject to conditions (an undertaking as to damages) because there was a real contest and a reasonable chance of success on the merits that required fuller argument.