Bolton v Marine Services Ltd - [1996] 2 NZLR 15

Practice and procedure — Judgments and orders — Irregularly-obtained judgment in Solomon Islands — Judgment registered in New Zealand — Application for rehearing in Solomon Islands — Solomon Islands Court of Appeal found judgment irregularly obtained — Court declined to set aside judgment as appellant in contempt of Court — Judgment enforceable in Solomon Islands — Appellant applied to New Zealand Courts to set aside registration of judgment — Whether judgment should be enforced in New Zealand — Whether appropriate for New Zealand Court to review or examine Solomon Islands Court decision — Whether justice would be achieved by registration — Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1934, s 6(1)(e).