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James Hardie seeks $7m costs from homeowners
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James Hardie seeks $7m costs from homeowners

A group of homeowners may have to pay more than $7 million in court costs to James Hardie after failing to prove the company's cladding caused their homes to leak.

Greg Hurrell 19 Jul 2022
Apartment owners seek $12.5m for bad legal advice
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Apartment owners seek $12.5m for bad legal advice

A negligence case against legal firm Grimshaw & Co starts in the high court at Auckland.

Victoria Young 19 Jul 2022
Tax dispute over Gapes’ development
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Tax dispute over Gapes’ development

Developer Gapes seeks answers over a $1.6m payment over a high-profile Queenstown project.

Victoria Young 18 Jul 2022
Money Answers: will shares help or hurt my mortgage application?
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Money Answers: will shares help or hurt my mortgage application?

A reader asks Frances whether the banks see having money in shares as a form of savings or do they view it as a potential liability.

Frances Cook 16 Jul 2022