31 Jul 2014
TAYLOR v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND [2014] NZHC 1795
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 1795
- Court
- High Court
The application for a priority fixture was declined because the applicants did not demonstrate the special hardship or compelling public interest necessary to displace ordinary scheduling: the proceedings were issued long after the amendment, are at a preliminary procedural stage with incomplete pleadings and a pending strike-out/appeal window, and it was unrealistic to expect a fully reasoned judgment and legislative change before the imminent election and parliamentary dissolution.