14 Oct 2014
JARDEN v THE EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION [2014] NZHC 2406
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 2406
- Court
- High Court
The Court declined to order further particularisation of the damage by individual earthquake where the plaintiffs had pleaded 99% allocation to the 4 September 2010 earthquake and 1% to 22 February 2011, finding further split unnecessary; the Court refused to require particulars that seek the 'why' for repairs because those invite expert opinion; the Court ordered the plaintiffs to provide a detailed breakdown of the rebuild cost schedule (foundations, above-ground works, garage, percentages for professional fees, preliminaries, margin and contingency) to give useful and fair notice to defend…