Photo / FileThe Megaupload defence has split in different legal directions, with Kim Dotcom's co-accused asking the Supreme Court to resolve a legal argument so as to avoid "delay". Instead, the Supreme Court has accepted arguments from Dotcom and the United States, meaning the Court of Appeal will hear the legal argument. Today's Supreme Court judgment will stretch out resolution of the case further, although Batato, van der Kolk and Ortmann asked the court to take a faster route. The three co-accused opposed the move, saying sending the case to the Court of Appeal, and then the "possibility" of further appeal back to the Supreme Court, "could cause further delay". The decision will see the case set down to be heard at the Court of Appeal, and then the likely appeal scheduled for the Supreme Court.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2021 02:37 UTC