Roose v Duthie [2016] NZCA 600
This case provides a distinction between loss in a "flawed transaction" and loss in a "no transaction" in the context of sale and purchase of property.
The Court of Appeal also makes it clear that the subsequent discovery of fraud can be used to justify postponing the start of the limitation period in an existing cause of action.
This September marks six years since the first Christchurch earthquake and there were concerns that insurers may seek to avoid claims by relying on the usual six year limitation period provided for in the Limitation Act
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