Berryman v Solicitor-General - [2005] 3 NZLR 121

Injunction — Permanent injunction — Application for injunction to prevent publication by Television New Zealand Ltd of documents obtained by way of non-party discovery and passed to TVNZ in breach of duty of confidence — Report published on internet by plaintiffs’ solicitor — Whether use of report by TVNZ would constitute contempt of Court — Whether TVNZ should be restrained given that report in public domain — Freedom of expression — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 14.

Practice and procedure — Contempt of Court — Documents obtained through discovery and subject to consent memorandum — Documents handed to TVNZ and published on internet by solicitor in breach of duty of confidence — Whether use of report by TVNZ or by other media would constitute contempt of Court.