The Auckland High Court delivered an interim decision where the body corporate and a number of individual proprietors and lessees of units at Sunset Terraces sued the Council, developers and the designer in negligence and sought substantial damages. They were successful against the Council and the developers, but all their claims against the designer failed.
Kevin Kilgour has been appointed as a new Member of the Weathertight Homes Tribunal and will be based in Auckland. Kevin Kilgour will join the current Members of the Tribunal in determining issues regarding leaky homes.
While the 'Claim process' and 'Tribunal process' sections of this website provide an overview of the Tribunal's processes and rules, more detailed procedures and the legal requirements are given in the 'Chair's Directions' written by the Chair of the Tribunal. Claimants, respondents, expert witnesses and legal representatives are strongly advised to become familiar with the Chair's Directions when preparing for adjudication.
Note that there are two versions of the Directions, one for standard claims (where the amount claimed is over $20,000) and the other for lower-value claims (where the amount claimed is $20,000 or less).
Copies of the appropriate Directions are supplied to all parties at registration, but they can also be downloaded (in PDF format) by clicking on the following links: