Longman v Residual Health Management Unit - [2009] 2 NZLR 424

Mental health — Practice — Claim that aspects of care in breach of fiduciary duty or negligent — Whether proceeding out of time — Whether “continuance of injury or damage” referred to situations where cause of injury ongoing or where effect ongoing — Whether appellant sufficiently aware of facts constituting cause of action more than six months prior to filing proceeding — Mental Health Act 1969, s 124.

Practice and procedure — Limitation — Whether proceeding against respondent out of time — Whether “continuance of injury or damage” referred to situations where cause of injury ongoing or where effect ongoing — Whether appellant sufficiently aware of facts constituting cause of action more than six months prior to filing proceeding — Mental Health Act 1969, s 124.