28 Mar 2019
SHANGHAI NEUHOF TRADE CO LTD v ZESPRI INTERNATIONAL LTD [2019] NZHC 617
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 617
- Court
- High Court
The court refused to vary the earlier order reserving costs because the evidence (including the Hong affidavit) did not remove the 'special reasons' for reserving costs; unresolved issues about control and obtainability of VAT returns and whether Zespri's requests were disproportionate meant costs should remain reserved until trial. The court granted an increase in security for costs because both respondents lack New Zealand assets, enforcement of a New Zealand costs judgment in China is uncertain and costly, the trial allocation increased to six weeks, and Zespri's likely costs justified upl…