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  • 16 Nov 2018

    GOODIER v THE EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION [2018] NZHC 2980

    Citation
    [2018] NZHC 2980
    Court
    High Court

    The Court granted leave to amend the statement of claim to include additional items of damage revealed in evidence and to plead revised remediation costings (categories 1 and 2) because those matters were before the Court and justice required the pleadings reflect the real controversy, subject to defendants being given adequate opportunity to address new matters; the Court disallowed reinstatement of the abandoned s 19 general damages claim (category 3) because it had been abandoned at the outset of trial, there was no liability judgment to support awards of general damages, interest or costs…