[2020] NZEmpC 12 Cooper v Phoenix Publishing Ltd [pdf, 302 KB]
...set down as a formal proof because Phoenix Publishing had failed to take steps in the proceeding. Belatedly, on the morning of the hearing, the defendant applied for leave to defend the proceeding and supported that application with an affidavit from its Director, Bronwyn Rawson. Among the subjects addressed in Ms Rawson’s affidavit was a claim that the company had not been served with the proceeding. That claim meant the hearing could not proceed and it was adjourned....