EQC

63-year-old still fighting for home repair

by Tara Ross
August 12, 2014March 9, 2022

Four years and 88 house assessments since the September 2010 earthquake, Gavin Johnstone is still fighting to have his Mairehau home repaired. Johnstone, who has impaired mobility due to a truck driving accident and cares for a terminally ill friend, said the stress had left them overwhelmed. The 63-year-old tried… Read More »63-year-old still fighting for home repair

Law students take on EQC

by Tara Ross
May 25, 2014March 9, 2022

University of Canterbury law students are volunteering their time to help Christchurch residents take court action against the Earthquake Commission (EQC). The group action, led by law firm Anthony Harper, has 147 claimants. The action is seeking a declaratory judgment that EQC is not meeting its obligations under the Earthquake… Read More »Law students take on EQC