Carter Holt appeals failed strike-out bid in leaky schools case

Carter Holt appeals failed strike-out bid in leaky schools case
By Paul McBeth March 3 (BusinessDesk) - Carter Holt Harvey, the building products supplier owned by billionaire Graeme Hart, is appealing its failed bid in the High Court to strike out a claim that its cladding contributed to a nationwide problem of leaky school buildings. In the Court of Appeal in Wellington, counsel for Carter Holt, David Goddard QC, told Justices Tony Randerson, Lynton Stevens, and Mark Cooper the company didn't have a duty of care as the manufacturer of the Shadowclad cladding sheets used in school buildings, because...