Prattley Enterprises Limited v Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited

[2016] NZSC 70

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 32/2016
[2016] NZSC 70

BETWEEN	PRATTLEY ENTERPRISES LTD Applicant
AND	VERO INSURANCE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Respondent

Court:	Glazebrook, Arnold and O'Regan JJ
Counsel:	F M R Cooke QC and S P Rennie for Applicant D J Goddard QC and C M Brick for Respondent
Judgment:	20 June 2016

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ALeave to appeal is granted (Prattley Enterprises Limited v Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited [2016] NZCA 67).

BThe approved grounds are:

(a)the nature and extent of the respondent’s liability under the insurance policy; and

(b)the effect of the release.

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COMMENT

1. For the avoidance of doubt, these issues are intended to encompass the grounds set out at 5.1 and 5.3 of the respondent’s submissions.

Solicitors:
Rhodes & Co, Christchurch for Applicant
Fee Langstone, Auckland for Respondent