19 Aug 2016
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION & ORS v DOTCOM & ORS [2016] NZHC 1948
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1948
- Court
- High Court
By applying r 32.6 Principles and balancing the prevention of dissipation against the respondent's entitlement to maintain his ordinary lifestyle, the Court (i) approved access to Hong Kong restrained funds by consent in line with the Hong Kong order, (ii) found $70,000 per month to be the appropriate allowance for Mr Dotcom's ordinary living expenses, dismissing the studios' application to reduce to $10,000, (iii) allowed Mrs Dotcom access to frozen funds for ordinary living expenses of $25,000 per month and for certain ongoing legal costs once her unrestrained term deposit of $80,000 is exh…