Tabley Estates Ltd v Hamilton City Council - [1996] 1 NZLR 159

Damages — Exemplary — Local authority carrying out construction work in breach of registered access encumbrances — Following earlier judgment which declined to modify or extinguish the encumbrances, compensation settled between the local authority and the plaintiff entitled to those rights — Whether plaintiff entitled also to exemplary damages.

Public works — Compensation — Local authority carrying out construction work in breach of registered access encumbrances — Following earlier judgment which declined to modify or extinguish the encumbrances, compensation settled between the local authority and the plaintiff entitled to those rights — Whether plaintiff entitled also to exemplary damages.