HM v BTO Ltd [2020] NZDT 1385 (4 May 2020) [pdf, 248 KB]
...wasn’t. Most consumers are lay people who would not be privy to chemical and physical elements of materials. 15. In any event even if it was covered with a tarpaulin the whole time, the wood could still be affected by moisture with condensation forming under a tarpaulin. Ideally the wood should be kept in a dry shed for example. Again, there is nothing in the instructions. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 16. MN could not assemble the tub. That was not his fault. The instr...