P v Bridgecorp Ltd (in rec and in liq) - [2014] 1 NZLR 195

Practice and procedure — Admissions of claim — Whether admission made before proceedings issued could be filed — Whether debtor could give creditor authority to file admission on its behalf — Whether sufficient that admission specified mechanism by which exact amount admitted could be calculated — Matters to be considered when considering whether to set aside admission — Observations as to whether procedure potentially oppressive — High Court Rules, r 15.16.

Practice and procedure — Associate Judge — Jurisdiction — Whether Associate Judge had jurisdiction to hear application to set aside admission of claim when dismissal of application led to entry of judgment — High Court Rules, rr 21 and 15.16.