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Justice Kos reflects on the 5 years since the Christchrurch Quakes<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\tHis Honour Justice Kos gave a speech to the Supreme & Federal Courts Judges Conference, Brisbane, On 26 January 2016.\n\nThe Paper is titled DISASTER & RESILIENCE The Canterbury earthquakes & their legal aftermath. Justice Kos sat on the Earthquake list until he wa...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Insurance Claims in New Zealand is a new publication by Paul Michalik and Chris Boys<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\tInsurance Claims in New Zealand is a new publication by Paul Michalik and I. The focus of the book is on the sharp-end of insurance; claims. Rather than creating a New Zealand version of the big English tomes which are comprehensive, academic and aimed at specialists, we hav...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Four years later - where are things at?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\tIt's now over four years since the Lyttleton quake. With each year insurers and EQC have set targets, mostly these have been missed. There have been a number of judgments out of the Courts, some of which are useful to insureds, some less so. There are still over 200 unresolv...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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State EQ settlements - don't sign your rights away<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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State asking for more than it's due<\/h2>
\n\tI'm working with clients who are in the process of settling their EQ claims with State. To finalise the process the clients have been asked to sign a deed of transfer which gives all the benefits of their EQC claims, both for the land and for the house, t...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Scarfies and Insurance<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\tYou may have seen a new story about uninsured students and the risk of liability for damage to their flats; http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/audio\/player\/2584002 and http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/personal-finance\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=12&objectid=11193961\n \n These stories highligh...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Broken crockery and expensive insurance<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The value of shopping around<\/h2>
\n\tTwo news stories have caught my attention lately which show the importance of being active with your insurance, whether it's your business insurance, or your home, car and contents. \n\n This first is about insurers profiting from people being inactive with reviewing their po...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Court update # 1 - Rout<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Rout v Southern Response [2013] NZHC 3262<\/h2>
\n\tThe outcomes from the Rout case are a mixed bag for claimants. The Routs won a substantially increased settlement from what Southern Response originally offered, but not the cost of replacing their home on its existing, damaged, red zoned, Brooklands site. \n\nJustice Gendall ...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more and comment<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t