19 Oct 2023
LAWTON v SEWELL [2023] NZHC 2929
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2929
- Court
- High Court
Application to adduce further evidence was dismissed because the proposed evidence was not relevant to the matters properly before the appeal (no undertaking by respondent existed, key threshold findings on two specified acts within 12 months remained unchallenged or could not be met by post-2022 events), the evidence was disputed and likely to require cross-examination and substantial relitigation, and no special reasons justified admitting fresh evidence under the applicable rules and authorities.