5 Mar 2021
BALLANTYNE TRUSTEES LTD v HFK LTD [2021] NZHC 388
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 388
- Court
- High Court
The defendants' affidavits of documents were insufficiently particularised and conclusory as to steps taken; the Court ordered defendants to file a detailed affidavit within seven days specifying steps taken to search for documents in the 11 identified categories, required the parties to attempt to agree a proportionate search methodology and timetable (joint memo by 19 March 2021) and, failing agreement, to file separate proposed methodologies by 24 March 2021; defendants must conduct further search and discover any additional documents located in those categories; plaintiffs' request to com…