BH v M Ltd [2025] NZDT 7 (13 January 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]
...some other more minor issues, he claims $7,337, which is the amount paid for the work. This claim is in effect for breach of contract and relies on part of s28 Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA) which applies the guarantee into contracts that services are provided with reasonable care and skill. Given this is building work bears an additional gloss which is that s14E BA requires that a builder who carries out building work which is not covered by a building consent (and therefore...