15 Apr 2020
TAYLOR v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2020] NZHC 747 .
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 747
- Court
- High Court
Although loss from withdrawal from RtW was reasonably foreseeable, there was no sufficient proximity between Corrections' exercise of s62 powers (driven by public safety and statutory duties) and the plaintiffs' private economic interests; policy considerations (paramount public safety, separation of powers, availability of public law remedies, risk of indeterminate liability) preclude imposing the claimed duty of care, so Corrections owed no duty to avoid plaintiffs' economic loss.