Meates v Attorney-General - [1983] NZLR 308

Negligence — Negligent misstatement — Duty of care — Liability of Crown — Plaintiffs incorporated a company and established industries on the West Coast in the expectation of Government assistance after correspondence and discussions with the Prime Minister and other Ministers — After collapse of the enterprise the shareholders brought an action against the Government alleging breach of contract and negligent misstatements by Ministers on which plaintiffs relied to their financial detriment — Whether the Government owed a duty of care to shareholders — Whether there had been a breach of that duty.