Professional Negligence and Liability update
This article reviews two recent United Kingdom cases of interest to those who…
CPB Contractors Pty Ltd v WSP New Zealand Ltd [2024] NZHC 640
This case provides a useful analysis of a designer’s liability for negligent…
Limitation and the Building Act longstop
In two recent decisions, the High Court provided further guidance on the…
Defendants sentenced following harrowing accounts from victims and family members in the latest decision arising out of the Whakaari (White Island) disaster
WorkSafe charged 13 defendants in 2020. Of those, six pled guilty and one was…
Is a Trust a person for the purposes of The Health and Safety at Work Act?
WorkSafe New Zealand v RH & Jury Trust & OrsThe High Court has recently…
Nervous shock claims for medical negligence: Paul & Anor v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC1
The UK Supreme Court has confined personal injury claims by secondary victims…
Whakaari Management Limited found guilty in Worksafe’s latest prosecution arising out of the Whakaari White Island disaster
After six out of the 13 defendants prosecuted by WorkSafe successfully applied…
Young v AG [2023] NZSC 142
Risk of Rockfall as Actionable NuisanceNuisance is more regularly featuring as…
Liability of Hawkins’ insurer to homeowner for wasted rebuild costs
The High Court decision in Davern confirms the obligation of a contractor,…
