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New Zealand Case Law

Oral examination

  • 20 Mar 2019

    WILD v HONEY [2019] NZHC 499

    Citation
    [2019] NZHC 499
    Court
    High Court

    Order for oral examination under r 8.42(b) refused as exceptional remedy not justified; defendants must file further affidavit-verified answers within 20 working days to specified interrogatories: 3–6 (with "dealings" construed to mean commercial or property agreements entered with the named persons), 15(a) and 19(a) after making further enquiries of former agents Mr Eric Wu and Ms Joey Du, and interrogatories 20 and 21(a) after reasonable enquiries of Pure Realty staff/agents; other requests refused; costs awarded to plaintiffs on a 2B basis reduced by 50% with disbursements fixed by Registr…

  • 18 Mar 2019

    SELLMAN v SLATER NO 7 [2019] NZHC 467

    Citation
    [2019] NZHC 467
    Court
    High Court

    The plaintiffs largely succeeded on interlocutory applications: the court declined to exclude the hacked documents at this stage, granted narrowed particular discovery against Slater, Graham and FCL, granted limited discovery against Rich and NZFGC for updating/clarity, and ordered oral examinations of Slater and Graham; accordingly costs were awarded to the plaintiffs as sought and apportioned among defendants (50% to Slater; 33% to Graham and FCL; 17% to Rich and NZFGC), with a costs award being a provable debt notwithstanding Mr Slater's bankruptcy.