Hotton v Papanui Timber Co Ltd - [1989] 1 NZLR 641

Practice and procedure — Third parties — Application to issue third party notice out of time — Application made 11 months after commencement of proceedings — Whether delay to plaintiff was a relevant consideration — Whether risk of conflicting findings if separate proceedings were brought against third party was a relevant consideration — Whether High Court Judge had rightly refused leave to issue third party notice — High Court Rules, R 75.