Court dismissal of time bar helps claimants in $250m leaky homes class action
The court found the 10-year rule does not apply to manufacturing of defective housing products. With special feature audio.
Auckland lawyer Adina Thorn, who is leading a $250 million class action against James Hardie over defective building products, says the Supreme Court’s ground-breaking decision last week throwing out a 10-year limitation defence provides certainty for her case.
The Supreme Court dismissed Carter
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Sally Lindsay
Tue, 02 Aug 2016
Tue, 02 Aug 2016
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Court dismissal of time bar helps claimants in $250m leaky homes class action
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