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Councils who signed off on leaky buildings could find themselves in the firing line if a planned class action suit goes ahead.
Auckland law firm Adina Thorn Lawyers has funding from a UK-based litigation funder to take a class action against councils that inspected or improved leaky or failed buildings within the last 10 years.
Adina Thorn said the aim was to help building owners who had ended up with council-approved work that now leaked.