21 Mar 2014
BODY CORPORATE 90247 v MANFRINI LIMITED [2014] NZHC 295
- Citation
- [2014] NZHC 295
- Court
- High Court
Court held Council negligent: the 1 June 2001 CCC for consent 71330 certified the whole building, Council inspections were inadequate and the CCC should not have been issued; 1996 consent (15997) had not lawfully lapsed or been validly cancelled; limitation did not bar the negligent issue of the June 2001 CCC; solicitors and private pre-purchase inspectors were not found liable or to have broken causation; plaintiffs entitled to damages — primary measure adopted was diminution in value with alternative remediation findings provided; judgment entered for plaintiffs against Wellington City Coun…