25 Jun 2014
SOUTHLAND INDOOR LEISURE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST v INVERCARGILL CITY COUNCIL & ORS [2014] NZHC 1439
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 1439
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that the 1999/2000 Structural Review, Design Review and related producer statement were work in relation to a specific building and therefore constituted 'building work' under s7 of the Building Act 2004; claims by the Council based on those 1999/2000 acts or omissions are civil proceedings relating to building work and are barred by the 10 year longstop in s393(2), accordingly the first (negligent advice) and second (Fair Trading Act s9 based on 1999/2000 documents) causes of action against the third parties are struck out; however the fourth and fifth causes (contribution/neg…