31 Jan 2020
The Minister of Education v James Hardie New Zealand [2020] NZHC 47
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 47
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted leave only to limited knowledge allegations that were consistent with the defects already pleaded (specific tin-related preservative under-treatment particulars at specified dates and two other particulars) but denied amendments that would introduce new defect allegations concerning azole-based preservative under-treatment and incompatibility with galvanised nails because those matters were not fairly captured by Schedule 2, were newly advanced late in the proceedings, and would cause real and significant prejudice by requiring substantial new expert testing and preparation…