Stanley v Fielding-Link - [2023] 3 NZLR 393

Conflict of laws — Cross-border insolvency — Letter of request for assistance from English court — New Zealand court’s discretion — Seeking recognition as trustees in bankruptcy — Bankruptee living in New Zealand — Whether seeking to do something unable to do in England — Need for assistance — Whether assistance sought consistent with New Zealand law — Insolvency (Cross-border) Act 2006 ss 3(b), 8 and sch 1.

Bankruptcy and insolvency — Cross-border insolvency — Letter of request for assistance from English court — Court’s discretion — Seeking recognition as trustees in bankruptcy — Bankruptee living in New Zealand — Whether seeking to do something unable to do in England — Need for assistance — Whether assistance sought consistent with New Zealand law — Insolvency (Cross-border) Act 2006 ss 3(b), 8 and sch 1.