22 Mar 2016
R v BISHOP [2016] NZHC 494
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 494
- Court
- High Court
Company and director breached statutory duty under s 6 by failing to obtain geotechnical advice and failing to shore or batter a 4m excavation in unstable silty fill; company culpability placed at lower end of high band and fined $56,000 after discounts; director culpability warranted immediate deprivation of liberty but reduced for mitigation to four months' home detention; reparation sums fixed to compensate victims for emotional and financial harm.