Awe of tort: Why corporates must worry about climate-change case

Awe of tort: Why corporates must worry about climate-change case
Law of tort pioneers: Mike Hosking (left) and Mike Smith.
Victoria Young
What could Newstalk ZB host Mike Hosking possibly have in common with Mike Smith, the Māori activist taking a landmark climate-change case to the supreme court today? As well as sharing a first name, Smith, like Hosking, could be a pioneer in New Zealand tort law should he succeed this week. The Northland iwi leader’s case against Fonterra, Genesis, Z Energy and four others has already attracted interest from around the globe. In short, Smith says these corporate high-emitters should be liable to him in various strands of tort l...

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