7 Sept 2021
BODY CORPORATE 384825 v QUEENSTOWN LAKE DISTRICT COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 2327
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2327
- Court
- High Court
Court granted leave to amend the statement of claim to update quantum and to add Building Code clause E1 to Defect 3 and granted leave to file four supplementary briefs because (1) parts of the proposed amendments were properly characterised as updating; (2) where a new methodology was used the change was justified by unforeseeable market forces (notably COVID-19) and recent information; (3) any prejudice to the Council was not irremediable and could be managed by case management measures (timetable adjustments, possible bifurcation); and (4) supplementary briefs were either updating or limit…