25 Jul 2019
Minister of Education v James Hardie New Zealand Limited [2019] NZHC 1760
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 1760
- Court
- High Court
Application for particular discovery dismissed because documents concerning face (surface) checking are not relevant to the case as presently pleaded in the sixth amended statement of claim; face checking is not pleaded as a defect or a pleaded contributing factor so Carter Holt was not obliged to discover documents specific to it; if Ministry amends its pleadings to include face checking by 1 August 2019, discovery of documents on that discrete issue would be proportionate and Carter Holt should give discovery by the targeted process discussed.