White v Rodney District Council [pdf, 101 KB]
...instance, Mr G Bayley did accept that his cost quotation analysis was mistaken on some matters. I found his evidence to be more realistic of current costings, although his final amended total was still missing some necessary cost items. [101] I accept that remedial work is difficult to price for a great deal is really unknown until repairs commence. However, after considering the evidence of the WHRS assessor, and the respondents’ experts, I find on balance that Mr Ranum...