The other side: Vexatious litigants in New Zealand

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The other side: Vexatious litigants in New Zealand

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Victoria University of Wellington

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ResearchArchive–Te Puna Rangahau

Description

This paper aims to critique recent law reforms regarding the restriction of vexatious claims in New Zealand civil courts. The paper views this legislation through the lens of access to justice and the adversarial adjudicative model in New Zealand, focusing on the relationship between vexatious litigation and lay litigation. I cautiously hypothesise that there may be a causative link between access to justice issues for lay litigants and “vexatious” litigation - as lay litigants are marginalis...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text

Date created

2016

Creator

Mailer, Constance Rose

URL

https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/20168

Related subjects

Law and society / Vexatious litigants / Adjudication / Lay litigants

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