Cassels will re-plead the complex case, which has 50 causes of action.
The High Court has dismissed a clarification request made in a complicated case centred around claims of stolen data and business interference made by NBR Rich Lister Ian Cassels.
The request, aimed to stop what the defendants said would amount to a fishing expedition , was heard by Associate Judge Dale Lester in the Christchurch High Court.
The case involves five plaintiffs – Cassels and four of his businesses, The Wellington Company, CNZ New Zealand, Teltower, and PIRM.
There are also five defendants – Christchurch businessman Wayne Tobeck and his businesses Core Civil Solutions NZ and Morath, and Auckland accountant Simon Rollo and his business