Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Limited v Wellington City Council

[2023] NZSC 38

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI O AOTEAROA

 SC 11/2023
 [2023] NZSC 38

BETWEEN	BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LIMITED Applicant
AND	WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Respondent

Court:	Glazebrook and O’Regan JJ
Counsel:	M G Ring KC and J A McKay for Applicant L J Taylor KC and B J Sanders for Respondent
Judgment:	21 April 2023

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ALeave to appeal is granted (Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Limited v Wellington City Council [2022] NZCA 624).

BThe approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was right to conclude that the Building Act longstop provisions do not apply to a contribution claim.

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Solicitors:
Chapman Tripp, Auckland for Applicant
Darroch Forrest Lawyers, Wellington for Respondent