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Louise Buchanan, Keith Marshall and Alistair Donald as trustees of the Buchanan Marshall Family Trust v Tasman District Council - SC 49/2024

Summary

Civil Appeal

Result

A Leave to appeal is granted (Tasman District Council v Louise Buchanan, Keith Marshall and Alistair Donald as Trustees of the Buchanan Marshall Family Trust [2024] NZCA 133).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to hold that there was no duty of care owed by the respondent to the appellants while carrying out and making statements in relation to pool inspections under the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987.
20 August 2024

Date of Hearing

11 March 2025 — 12 March 2025

Judges

Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, Kos and Miller JJ | Venue: Christchurch High Court Courtroom 12

Case Synopses

Related Documents

High Court decision — BUCHANAN AND MARSHALL v TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL [2023] NZHC 53 [1 February 2023]

Court of Appeal decision — TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL v LOUISE BUCHANAN, KEITH MARSHALL AND ALISTAIR DONALD AS TRUSTEES OF THE BUCHANAN MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST [2024] NZCA 133 [26 April 2024]

Leave judgment - leave granted — LOUISE BUCHANAN, KEITH MARSHALL AND ALISTAIR DONALD AS TRUSTEES OF THE BUCHANAN MARSHALL FAMILY TRUST v TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL [2024] NZSC 103 [20 August 2024] (PDF 182 KB)