(Court of Appeal of New Zealand) The claimant had settled a dispute with a Health Authority which alleged it had overclaimed for pharmacy supplies. It now claimed that the settlement should be set aside as having been entered into under duress.
Judges:
McGrath J, Hammond J, O’Regan J
Citations:
[2004] NZCA 187
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Jurisdiction:
Commonwealth
Citing:
Cited – Heffer and Another v Tiffin Green (A Firm) CA 17-Dec-1998
The plaintiff had sued the defendant accountants for negligently understating their business profits by inflating the figure for creditors. As a result, further tax had to be paid. The plaintiffs claimed the penalties and interest on tax paid . .
Cited – Kapur v J W Francis and Co CA 18-May-1999
Notwithstanding a finding by a High Court Judge that K ‘had shaded the truth’, and ‘lacked frankness in his evidence’, the Court set aside a credibility finding on the basis that not only was there a lack of reasoning as to why the Judge preferred . .
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Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.372850