National Standards Committee v Orlov [2013] NZLCDT 45 [pdf, 390 KB]
...defence of truth because, as we have already demonstrated, they are required to establish independently the accuracy of the fact which was the subject of the earlier finding. Section 50 simply reinforces that position. (Emphasis added) [67] While the statements on which the NSC seeks to rely were made in the course of a judgment, they are not “evidence of a judgment or a finding of fact” within the meaning of s 50(1), EA. The statements are therefore not covered by the ruling in...