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Invercargill City Council v Hamlin

[1996] AC 624
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtPrivy Council
Year1996
StatusPersuasive authority

Summary

Privy Council upheld NZ Court of Appeal's departure from Murphy v Brentwood, holding NZ local authorities liable in negligence for building inspection failures causing economic loss to homeowners.

Key Principle

local authority liability; building inspection negligence; economic loss; Privy Council; New Zealand law

Area of Law

tort

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