BP (New Zealand) Limited v Pines Services Limited - [1972] NZLR 97

Company law — Companies under the Companies Act 1955 — Actions and proceedings by and against companies — Service of documents and process — Service of writ pursuant to R 45 of Code of Civil Procedure valid — Section 460(1) of the Companies Act 1955 not mandatory but complementary to R 45 — Code of Civil Procedure, R 45 — Companies Act 1955, s 460(1).

Statutes — Construction with reference to rules of Supreme Court — Rule 45 of Code of Civil Procedure complementary to s 460 of the Companies Act 1955.