2 Nov 2018
LI v CHEN [2018] NZHC 2843
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2843
- Court
- High Court
The District Court judge's factual finding that respondent advanced amounts totalling $58,880 to appellant was supported by documentary material and admissions; the judge was entitled to prefer respondent's credibility over appellant's conflicting account; applications to adduce additional evidence on appeal were inappropriate or lacked special reasons; no arguable prejudice from late briefs was shown; and the fresh statutory argument under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act was out of time and not supported by evidence, so the appeal is dismissed and the District Court's judgment…