Halifax Update: "Unique" Joint Sitting of Trans-Tasman Courts
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/05/21
A joint hearing between the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) and the High Court of NZ (NZHC) has broken new ground. In proceedings brought by the liquidators of Halifax Investment Services Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (Halifax Australia) and Halifax New Zealand Limited (In Liquidation) (Halifax NZ), in the FCA and the NZHC respectively, the Courts delivered on 19 May 2021, contemporaneous judgments and made consistent orders after sitting together in a final hearing in December 2020....
By: K&L Gates LLP