7 Aug 2018
HULJICH v HULJICH & ORS [2018] NZHC 1987
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1987
- Court
- High Court
The court dismissed the defendants' application for a staged trial because issues of partnership existence, scope and terms are tightly interwoven with questions of asset ownership and use such that liability and quantum cannot be cleanly separated; staging would cause inefficiency, risk inadvertent prejudicial findings, require repeated hearings and discovery, and likely produce injustice; tailored discovery and particulars were adjourned for the parties to agree or seek further orders after this decision; security for costs of $108,000 was ordered and the proceeding stayed until payment.