SW on behalf of COMPANY 1 v RG, OL and HJ LCRO 130/2014 (3 November 2016) [pdf, 105 KB]
...that regrettable delay. 2 Background [3] The director of Company 1, Mr VL, instructed Law Firm 1 to act on the purchase of a commercial fishing vessel. Approximately two months later the boat was stolen, apparently by another party claiming ownership of the vessel. [4] Mr RG took steps in the District Court to remedy the situation and an agreement was reached about ownership. However Maritime New Zealand indicated that a High Court order was needed to amend the Registe...