LCRO 70/2020 FL v TP (8 October 2020) [pdf, 192 KB]
...can be no lodgement of documents after the closing time of the Registry, which is generally recognised to be between the normal working hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. This is supported by AEL Group Ltd v Kensington Swan Lawyers 31/7/08, Associate Judge Christiansen, HC Christchurch CIV- 2008-409-1225. There the Court found that service on a law firm after 5:00 p.m. on a business day would not be effective (although in the circumstances considered by the Court service by facsimile prior...