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.
Derringer Trust v Upton & Ors
24 Bath Street Limited v Hulena Architects Limited & Ors
An order terminating the proceedings because the claimant was not the owner at the time the application was made and because there was a change of ownership after the transition date (1 April 2007).
The Joanne Dowsett Family Trust v Paul A Crosswell Ltd & Ors
Dowling & Anor v Jacobsen Creative Surfaces Ltd & Ors
Jones v Sircombe & Ors
Thompson v Love
Determination as to Costs
Simpson Family Trust v Wellington City Council & Ors
N & M Manuel Family Trust v Waitakere City Council & Ors
Easton v Mayers & Anor
The Neville Wilson Family Trust v Welch & Ors
Heng v Walshaw & Ors