Southland Indoor Leisure Centre Charitable Trust v Invercargill City Council - [2018] 1 NZLR 278

Tort — Contributory negligence — Council negligently issuing code compliance certificate — Whether applicant knew or ought to have known Council did not have the required information — Whether applicant knew of safety concerns and failed to act on them — Whether applicant contributorily negligent.

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Liability of local authorities in issuing code compliance certificates — Whether liable in negligence or negligent misstatement — Effect of plaintiff’s own agent being responsible for error leading to the damage.