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HOMEOWNER’S CLAIMS AGAINST HER INSURANCE COMPANY & BROKER ALLOWED TO PROCEED

A Christchurch homeowner, suing her insurer and broker in respect of her under insured house, has successfully fended off strike out applications in the High Court.

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AUSTRALIAN LITIGATION FUNDER IS PAYING FOR CLASS ACTION AGAINST SOUTHERN RESPONSE

Claims Funding Australia has announced it will back the class action by Southern Response customers who were allegedly misled about the estimated cost of repairing or rebuilding their homes damaged in the Canterbury Earthquakes. 
 

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WHEN IS A MAN'S BOAT HIS CASTLE?

Sometimes the simplest questions prove to be the most vexing. Is a boat a building?

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NINETY DAYS AND YOU ARE OUT

The Employment Relations Authority recently took a tough approach when a teacher delayed too long before raising a personal grievance.

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THOSE TRICKY BUILDING CONSENTS

Exemptions, exceptions and alphabet soup. Sarah Macky talks about why it's a good not to forget about the durability requirements exception to building work.

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EMPLOYER WINS!

An employer must have genuine reasons based on reasonable grounds for proposing a fixed term arrangement. Paul Robertson considers a recent case.

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QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL V OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE (HC)

We successfully applied to the High Court to reverse the Official’s Assignee’s decision to reject the council’s proof of debt in the bankruptcy of a developer.

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HOMEOWNERS’ REPRESENTATIVE CLADDING CLAIM ALLOWED TO PROCEED AGAINST CARTER HOLT HARVEY

The High Court dismissed Carter Holt Harvey’s application to strike out the homeowners’ claim and has allowed the defective cladding product claim to proceed.

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PAINE V CARTER HOLT HARVEY & ORS

We act for twenty third party councils joined to this representative action by Carter Holt Harvey (CHH).  CHH is being sued by a number of home owners with Shadowclad, a CHH product, on their houses.  The claim is representative and funded by a litigation funder. The home owners allege that Shadowclad is inherently defective.  This judgment deals with CHH’s applications regarding abuse of process, leave to appeal and an associated stay.

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MBIE OFF TO COURT OVER “TINY HOME"

The owner of a “tiny home” at Amberley Beach, North Canterbury is challenging MBIE over a decision that his home requires a building consent.

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