You are involved in a court case with several people who are jointly liable. If the court makes a judgment against one or more of these people, it does not stop you from taking action against the others. This is unless the judgment has already been satisfied. You need to know this rule applies to all senior courts and other courts in New Zealand. It is about civil proceedings, which are cases where people or organisations take action against each other. The rule does not apply if the case is covered by Part 5 of the Law Reform Act 1936, which you can find on the Law Reform Act 1936 page. This means you can still take action against the other people involved, even if a judgment has been made against one or more of them. The court will consider each case separately, so a judgment against one person does not affect the others. You can find more information about the laws that apply to these cases on the Law Reform Act 1936 page.