Supreme Court dismisses Beca’s ‘longstop’ claim

Majority decision means Beca could also be liable in BNZ damaged building case against Wellington City Council.

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The Supreme Court has dismissed engineering consultancy Beca's bid to strike-out Wellington City Council's claim that it should contribute to any liability that it may face in a suit brought by BNZ over the bank's irreparably damaged building following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. The BNZ building.