29 Jul 2021
SMITH v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2021] NZHC 1935
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1935
- Court
- High Court
The strike-out application was dismissed because the defendant conceded the searches were unlawful, the court applied New Zealand's generous, contextual approach to public interest standing, and the settlements with most affected prisoners did not remove the public interest in a judicial determination; the defendant failed to show the claim could not possibly succeed.