New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Remote testimony

Legal area

Court

13 Jul 2022

Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited (Originating Application) [2022] NZHC 1646

Citation

[2022] NZHC 1646
Court

High Court

The Court granted leave because the application satisfied the statutory and rule criteria (s154 and r9.60), each proposed witness had relevant, likely significant evidence about product testing and the operation of the New Zealand business, and in-person evidence was warranted given the complexity and volume of documents which made remote evidence problematic.
24 Jul 2017

ADDLEMAN v LAMBIE TRUSTEE LTD [2017] NZHC 1719

Citation

[2017] NZHC 1719
Court

High Court

AVL link from Madeira was permitted because, applying ss 5 and 7 of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010, the proceeding was predominantly legal in nature with limited credibility risk, suitable AVL technology could be provided by the Registry, and use of AVL would not unduly impair the defendant's rights; accordingly the plaintiff was not required to attend in person.