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Earthquake list Christchurch
In 2011 the High Court made a commitment that earthquake-related cases would be dealt with as swiftly as the Court's resources permit. In fulfilment of that commitment the Court established the Earthquake List to manage earthquake-related litigation.
The Earthquake List is overseen by the Hon. Justice Gendall, the Hon. Justice Osborne and Associate Judge Lester who are supported by Judicial Support Advisor Jeremy Kaye.
Upon filing, earthquake-related cases (including judicial review and summary judgment applications) are referred to an Earthquake List Judge for a decision on whether they should be placed on the Earthquake List.
Earthquake List cases receive fast track case management through to trial and priority is given to cases which are urgent or which raise issues with precedential value.
A table of all cases entered on the Earthquake list and their status is updated on a quarterly basis. If you have any queries, please contact the Judicial Support Advisor Jeremy Kaye
- Purpose of the High Court Earthquake list
- Earthquake litigation list current as at 18 March 2019 (PDF,1.2 MB)
Memo & Protocols - Experts
June 2018 :
- Memorandum Associate Judge Osborne (PDF, 224 KB)
- Protocols for expert conferral (PDF, 213 KB)
From the Chief High Court Judge
The High Court is pleased to release reports on the operation of the Christchurch Earthquake list
Articles/Speeches
The articles and speeches in this section are the authors’ own and do not represent the view of any one or body beyond that:
- Nina Khouri “Civil justice responses to natural disaster: New Zealand’s Christchurch High Court Earthquake List” (2017) 36 (3) CJQ 316. Permission to post online granted by Civil Justice Quarterly and its publishers, Sweet & Maxwell.