IN THE Supreme court OF new Zealand

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI O AOTEAROA	
 SC 11/2023
 [2023] NZSC 38	

	
BETWEEN	
BECA CARTER HOLLINGS & FERNER LIMITED
Applicant	
	
AND	
WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL
Respondent	

Court:	
Glazebrook and O’Regan JJ 	

Counsel:	
M G Ring KC and J A McKay for Applicant
L J Taylor KC and B J Sanders for Respondent	

Judgment:	
21 April 2023	

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A	Leave to appeal is granted (Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Limited v Wellington City Council [2022] NZCA 624). 

B	The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was right to conclude that the Building Act longstop provisions do not apply to a contribution claim.
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Solicitors: 
Chapman Tripp, Auckland for Applicant
Darroch Forrest Lawyers, Wellington for Respondent