Greymouth Holdings Limited v Jet Trustees Limited

[2017] NZHC 1945

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

CIV-2011-404-005309 [2017] NZHC 1945

BETWEEN

GREYMOUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED

First Plaintiff

R M P DUNPHY Second Plaintiff

P H AND J A MASFEN Third Plaintiffs

AND

JET TRUSTEES LIMITED First Defendant

J G STURGESS Second Defendant

JOHN STURGESS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Third Defendant

GREYMOUTH PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED

Fourth Defendant / Cross-claimant

intituling contʼd over

Hearing:	On the papers
Judgment:	15 August 2017

JUDGMENT OF COURTNEY J

This judgment was delivered by Justice Courtney on 15 August 2017 at 3.00 pm

pursuant to R 11.5 of the High Court Rules

Registrar / Deputy Registrar

Date………………………

GREYMOUTH HOLDINGS LTD & ORS v JET TRUSTEES LTD & ORS [2017] NZHC 1945 [15 August

2017]

CIV-2011-404-005442

BETWEEN  J G STURGESS First Plaintiff

JET TRUSTEES LIMITED Second Plaintiff

JOHN STURGESS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Third Plaintiff

ANDR M P DUNPHY First Defendant

GREYMOUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED Second Defendant

RICHARD SHANE DUNPHY AND WENDY DUNPHY

Third Defendants

JURGEN KADEL Fourth Defendant

TOWER HILL INVESTORS LLP Fifth Defendant

GERMANDA HOLDINGS LIMITED Sixth Defendant

PETER HANBURY MASFEN AND JOANNA ALISON MASFEN Seventh Defendants

GREYMOUTH PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED

Eighth Defendant

[1]      I have considered the memoranda filed in this matter.  ENAP’s application for access to the court files in CIV-2011-404-5309 and CIV-2011-404-5442 is permitted to the extent of the pleadings, the briefs of evidence of Mr R M P Dunphy and the transcript of Mr Dunphy’s evidence.  To the extent that any of these documents are directly affected by the confidentiality orders made by Gilbert J, they may be redacted.

[2]      Because of the time constraints this is a results judgment only.  The reasons for it will follow shortly.

P Courtney J