[2013] NZEmpC 131 Young v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 83 KB]
...Relations Authority in this area, it may assist those and others if I set out the following about the survival of causes of action in circumstances of bankruptcy. [14] New Zealand bankruptcy law is largely codified in the Insolvency Act 2006. Section 76(1) provides that, upon an adjudication of bankruptcy, all proceedings to recover any debt provable in the bankruptcy are halted. Section 101(1) makes it clear that all property belonging to, or vesting in, the bankrupt, vests in the...