Seatrans (Fiji) Ltd v Attorney-General - [1986] 2 NZLR 240

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Contributory negligence — Money was paid into Court to secure release of arrested ship — Order was granted directing Registrar of High Court to pay money into interest-bearing account — Registrar failed to act under order — Plaintiff failed to make inquiries as to whether money had been invested — Whether Registrar owed a duty of care to plaintiff — Whether Crown was protected from liability by Crown Proceedings Act 1950, s 6(5) — Whether plaintiff was entitled to damages comprising the interest that would have accrued if the money had been invested — Whether plaintiff was contributorily negligent in failing to make inquiries as to the investment of the money — Contributory Negligence Act 1947, s 3.