7 Apr 2016
TERRACEDALE DEVELOPMENTS LTD v CAVELL LEITCH PRINGLE & BOYLE [2016] NZHC 605 [7 April 2016]
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 605
- Court
- High Court
The court held the solicitor-client relationship was a general conveyancing retainer; the defendant breached its duty by failing to raise and investigate the water consents which were material to the land's rural utility; breach caused quantifiable loss and both contract and tort claims succeed, but plaintiff contributed to the loss so damages are reduced by 50%.