Brebner & Anor v Collie & Anor [2013] NZWHT Auckland 23 [pdf, 113 KB]
...tort been established, the degree of contributory negligence on the part of the claimants would be high. In respect of the contractual claim she found that failure to complete the works in accordance with conditions 14 and 16(e) of the building consent gave rise to a breach of warranty. [3] Condition 14 required the house to be constructed in accordance with NZS 3604:1999 which required joints between windows and doors to be made weatherproof. I found that two windows insta...