The motions are filed, the witnesses are prepped, and counsel is ready for a major trial. Not surprisingly, there’s a pretrial crisis. This time, it’s a key witness. He’s got a medical condition, he can’t travel — and he’s in New Zealand.
A tech-savvy litigator faces the challenge, with videoconferencing that allows the witness to appear “live” in the courtroom, from his remote venue. But even with a willing witness, ready technology and a supportive judge, the trial team faces another hurdle. Would New Zealand law prevent trial technology from coming to the rescue?
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