30 Apr 2008
KEITH HUGH NICOLAS BERRYMAN AND ANOR V HER MAJESTY'S SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR NEW ZEALAND AND ORS HC WN CIV 2005-485-1795
- Citation
- openlaw-fd79ebea_545f_444f_b3e5_200f2faae992.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Solicitor-General lawfully and reasonably declined to order or to apply for a new inquest; the Army's internal decision-making about disclosure and its conduct in preparing submissions was not a reviewable decision by these plaintiffs; however, given publicly available material and prior High Court and Solicitor‑General findings that Army submissions to the Coroner were incorrect or misleading, specific Coroner findings that the bridge was 'well built' and that the Army did not impinge on the failure were unsafe and are quashed; no new inquest is ordered.