Kidd v van Heeren - [2006] 1 NZLR 393

Conflict of laws — Forum non conveniens — Stay of proceedings — Test as to whether change of circumstanceS made it appropriate to lift stay — Changes in domicile and place of business — Interlocutory judgment already given by Court in South Africa — Whether abuse of process relevant to test — Whether circumstances not considered when stay granted relevant to application to lift stay — Relevance and weighting of circumstances — High Court Rules, R 186.

Practice and procedure — Jurisdiction — Stay of proceedings — Test as to whether change of circumstances made it appropriate to lift stay — Changes in domicile and place of business — Interlocutory judgement already given by Court in South Africa — Whether abuse of process relevant to test — Whether circumstances not considered when stay granted relevant to application to lift stay — Relevance and weighting of circumstances — High Court Rules, R 186.