10 August 2020, Stuff – Adina Thorn Lawyers bring a funded class action for Mountain View Apartment owners who have faced huge repair costs on what may the country’s most expensive leaky building.
26 July 2020, Newshub – Adina Thorn is concerned about the issues and the interests of the home owner victims affected by the Southern Motorway works in Conifer Grove and surrounding areas.
19 April 2020, The Sydney Morning Herald – Former shareholders of collapsed ASX and New Zealand listed Intueri Education group have launched a class action led by Adina Thorn Lawyers
19 November 2019, Stuff.co.nz – Adina Thorn Lawyers proposes a class action to seek compensation for shareholders of the now-worthless Intueri Education Group
25 October 2019, New Zealand Herald – Construction Insurance: Rohan Havelock comments on contract works policies and insurance in relation to the Auckland SkyCity fire.
18 July 2019, New Zealand Herald – Leaky building litigants succeed in their latest round against building cladding manufacturer and supplier James Hardie over its Harditex, Monotek and Titan products
14 July 2019, Stuff.co.nz – Recent hearings in the Adina Thorn Lawyers led Plaster Cladding Class Action (against James Hardie) and Shadowclad Class Action (Carter Holt Harvey) see judgments in favour of the plaintiffs.
24 October 2018, Stuff – Lawyer Adina Thorn proposes class action for property owners with Steel & Tube earthquake grade mesh after District Court fines Steel & Tube $1,885 million for misleading representations
24 October 2018, Infonews – Lawyer Adina Thorn says she expects today’s court decision and fine of Steel & Tube will encourage more property owners to join the proposed funded class action
22 August 2018, New Zealand Herald – Adina Thorn is interested in speaking to home owners affected by roadworks on State Highway 1 near Takanini, to understand whether there is a case for a class action
17 August 2018, Stuff – Adina Thorn Lawyers encourages home owners to sign up to a class action lawsuit against steel mesh suppliers, in the wake of a fine handed down by Court
8 July, 2018, STUFF – Adina Thorn comments on the advantages if a specialist building court, with a panel of skilled judges was to be created in New Zealand
4 July, 2018, STUFF – Test Hut used in leaky building legal action. Adina Thorn Lawyers has class actions for both owners with Shadowclad properties, and James Hardie plaster clad buildings
12 July 2017, Radio New Zealand – Leaky building lawyer Adina Thorn talks to the Panel on Radio New Zealand about why so many builders and dodgey operators are not prosecuted
29 May 2017, Newshub, TV3 – Shadowclad homeowner shocked by extent of problem. Adina Thorn Lawyers, seeks registrations of interest for Shadowclad class action
9 March 2015, National Business Review. Owners of buildings with plaster cladding are being asked to register their interest for a proposed class action at goodcladding.co.nz.
9 March 2015, Stuff. Owners of buildings with plaster cladding are being asked to register their interest for a proposed class action at goodcladding.co.nz.
1 February 2015, Sunday Star Times. Adina Thorn is acting for an owner whose land is being sought for compulsory acquisition by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council under the Public Works Act. The Council project is designed to rehabilitate the Maketu Estuary by turning half of the property in to tidal mudflats. The property has been family owned for 65 years.
26 May 2014, New Zealand Herald, Property acquisitions for the Auckland City Rail Link are well underway. Public Works Act specialist lawyer Adina Thorn comments on valuation differences and the difficulty commercial property owners are facing finding suitable and comparable business premises.
13 May 2014, New Zealand Herald, Property specialist lawyer Adina Thorn acts for many property owners facing land acquisitions under the Public Works Act. She often sees land owners presented with prices lower than their true value.
23 February 2014, Sunday Star Times, Leaky building expert lawyer Adina Thorn says council’s refusal to release documents relating to leaky homes, does not fall within the definitions of their response of legal privilege. This article looks at the current dollar cost to council of the leaky homes crisis.
9 February 2014, Sunday Star Times, Leaky building lawyer Adina Thorn comments on the next potential crisis to hit apartment blocks – sub-standard fire systems in multi-unit dwellings and the secret settlements to homeowners involving professional fire engineers and the Auckland Council.
26 January 2014, Sunday Star Times, Adina Thorn exposes a possible cover-up by Auckland Council as to when they first became aware of leaky building issues. Adina Thorn speaks of her experience winning settlements for leaky building owners.
9 October 2013, Newstalk ZB, Adina Thorn is interviewed by Larry Williams in relation to a landmark leaky building claim between Auckland Council and Unitec and AUT campus apartment owners. Adina Thorn had successfully argued that the apartment owners were eligible for the Financial Assistance Package (FAP) after the Council had originally denied their eligibility on a technicality.
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7 October 2013, Landmark Financial Assistance Package decision goes against Auckland Council