26 Feb 2016
HAINES PLANNING CONSULTANTS LIMITED v SHAH HOMES LIMITED [2016] NZHC 291 _x000b_
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 291
- Court
- High Court
The court ordered particular discovery because documents concerning the post-engagement progress of the defendant's resource consent application are material to the defendant's pleaded claim of $370,000 wasted consultant expenditure and therefore discoverable under the High Court Rules; the defendant's claim of privilege/confidentiality over specified internal documents was not established and was set aside; costs were awarded to the plaintiff with a 25% uplift, and specified timelines for further affidavits and amended pleadings were imposed.