Body Corporate 202254 v Taylor - [2009] 2 NZLR 17

Negligence — Duty of care — Whether and when personal duty of care of director arises — Whether director of building company has non-delegable duty to supervise building development — Whether personal duty of care of company director may be imputed by conduct — Whether involvement of director with building project amounted to imputed assumption of responsibility — Whether statements made amounted to assumption of responsibility by director personally.

Commercial law — Fair Trading Act 1986 — Meaning of “in trade” — Whether employee or agent of company “in trade” — Fair Trading Act 1986, ss 2(1) and 9.