SC 11 2023 Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd v Wellington City Council - SC 11/2023
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Appellant’s submissions: 1:40
Respondent’s submissions: 1:38:50
Appellant’s reply submissions: 3:30:20
SC 11 2023 Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd v Wellington City Council
Hearing | 18 October 2023
Wednesday 18 October 2023
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Summary
Civil AppealResult
A Leave to appeal is granted (Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Limited v Wellington City Council [2022] NZCA 624).
B The 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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A The appeal is dismissed.
B The claim by Wellington City Council against Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd is not time-barred.
C The appellant must pay the respondent costs of $25,000 plus usual disbursements. We allow for second counsel. 18 September 2024Date of Hearing
18 October 2023
Judges
Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France, Williams and Kós JJ
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- Hearing date 18 October 2023 Appellant submissions (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Hearing date 18 October 2023 Appellant Roadmap (PDF 150 KB)
- Hearing date 18 October 2023 Respondent submissions (PDF 1.1 MB)
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Related Documents
High Court decision — BNZ BRANCH PROPERTIES LIMITED v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 1058 [12 May 2021]
Court of Appeal decision — BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LIMITED v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2022] NZCA 624 [14 December 2022]
Leave judgment - leave granted — BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LIMITED v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2023] NZSC 38 [21 April 2023] (PDF 143 KB)
Substantive judgment — BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LIMITED v WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL [2024] NZSC 117 [18 September 2024]] (PDF 475 KB)