Another Court transfer to Earthquake Tribunal

Kitchen v AA Insurance Ltd [2019] NZHC 1902 is the second High Court judgment where the High Court has granted an application to transfer a High Court earthquake proceeding over the objection of the defendant insurance company.  In this proceeding the Court transferred the claim notwithstanding that there was a 10 day Court trial scheduled for December 2019.  It said that it was in the interests of justice to transfer the claim as court fees would be avoided, there would be no duplication of work, the Tribunal was more flexible and any complexity could be dealt with by the Tribunal.