Claim Documents

3 November 2024 - Looks nice but just another smoke and mirrors report from the Natural Hazards Commission

4 November 2024 - The Government is backtracking on existing commitments to do the right thing by homeowners let down by EQC (now the Natural Hazards Commission).

4 November 2024 - The government is tightening up criteria and timeframes for the On-sold Support Package, a scheme aimed at helping people get back into quake-damaged homes.

Third Amended Statement of Claim - 21 December 2023

Minute of Lester AJ - 12 December 2023

This is the notice approved by the High Court notifying qualifying homeowners of their rights in the EQC On-sold Class Action. It is an important document that should be read carefully. It is recommended that you seek independent legal advice if there is anything that you do not understand.

If you wish to 'opt in' to the EQC On-sold Class Action, you must complete this form and return it to the High Court in Christchurch by 22 September 2023.

This is the Litigation Funding Agreement that will need to be signed to opt in to the EQC On-sold Class Action (as noted in the Notice of Opt In Rights). This does not need to be signed until a later date, and does not need to be signed to lodge the 'Opt In' form with the Court. You should seek independent legal advice if you are unsure of anything in this Litigation Funding Agreement.

This judgment of 25 November 2022 covers content of the Notice of Opt In Rights as well as how and when the Notice should publicised. It dismisses the application to vary one word of the class definition which would have meant the class action also includes previous owners who retained their rights to the claim.

This is EQC's statement of defence in response to the representative plaintiff statement of claim.

The statement of claim was filed with the Court on 19 November 2021. This sets out the original claim of the representative plaintiff.

Court decision from 9 November 2022 - EQC wanted a copy of the funding agreement but the Court said no! EQC also wanted to continue to settle On-sold claims even though the Court already said they could (odd).

The decision on 23 August 2022 of Associate Judge Lester approving the class action on an opt in basis - [2022] NZHC 2097