Workplace death leads to $11m proceeds of crime test case
In 2017, Ron Salter, and his waste fuel collection business, Salters Cartage Ltd, were convicted for a series of breaches of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
RMA Redemption – Page v Greater Wellington Regional Council [2024] NZCA 51
It is not often that a person is sentenced to prison for breaching the Resource Management Act. It is even more infrequent that such convictions are overturned on appeal.
Leisure Investments NZ Ltd Partnership v Grace [2023] NZCA 89
Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision finding the owners of the Christchurch Adventure Park liable for losses caused to neighbouring property owners whose homes were damaged by the spread of fire from the Park.
Cargo Insurance Implications of Middle East Conflict
The conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the associated attacking of commercial ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels – both seem a long way from New Zealand.
Smith v Fonterra & Ors: Supreme Court allows novel claim of climate change tort to continue
The Supreme Court has handed down a significant decision to allow novel climate change claims to proceed. We briefly summarise its conclusions, and identify several challenging issues for insurers and their clients posed by the decision.
WorkSafe New Zealand v RH & Jury Trust: A Landmark Decision on Trustee Liability under the Health and Safety at Work Act
In a pivotal decision that could reshape the enforcement landscape of health and safety legislation in New Zealand, the High Court has provided clarification on the liability of trusts and trustees with respect to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).
Special Report: A watertight weathertightness exclusion?
Napier City Council v Local Government Mutual Funds Trustee [2021] NZHC 1477
Second Covid test case in Australia favours insurers
Swiss Re International SE v LCA Marrickville Pty Limited [2021] FCA 1206