14 Mar 2014
HO KOK SUN & ORS v PENINSULA ROAD LIMITED [2014] NZHC 478
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 478
- Court
- High Court
The Court ordered specific discovery of documents bearing on the scope and validity of practical completion certificates because those documents were directly relevant to whether the vendor was ready, willing and able to settle; the plaintiffs' third discovery request was refused as a fishing expedition; the defendants' counterclaim, while substantially overlapping with the defence, raised additional quantifiable issues (notably quantum and mitigation) sufficient to warrant an order for security for costs against the defendants in the sum of $109,700; additional security from 98 plaintiffs wa…