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Section 130 of the Building Act – A reminder of the important checks and balances that only the Court can review and approve Napier City Council and Rice Speir create new law around Chief Executive Warrants to avoid immediate Danger. In a recent regulatory decision that creates welcome new law under the Building Act, the…

Insurance – Court of Appeal overturns decision on effect of weathertight exclusion clause in ‘mixed’ claim. In the latest decision in a long running dispute, the Court of Appeal* has allowed Napier City Council’s appeal against the decision of its insurer at the time to decline cover for the entirety of a $12,355,000 settlement on…