21 May 2020
An application by PENELOPE JEAN CRON for appointment as litigation guardian for Warner James Mauger [2020] NZHC 1074
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1074
- Court
- High Court
Court granted leave to proceed by originating application under r 19.5(1) and held that, as a general proposition, an attorney with general authority under s 97(2) PPPRA may act to bring or defend proceedings (and thus qualifies as a litigation guardian under r 4.29(a)(i)), but because there was serious doubt about validity of the enduring power of attorney (capacity at time of grant) the court appointed Penelope Cron as litigation guardian under r 4.35(2) to conduct proceedings on behalf of Warner James Mauger against Simon Tucker and Louise Hermansson; the court also dispensed with service…