IAG avoids summary judgment

In Richmond Hill Holdings Ltd v IAG New Zealand Ltd [2019] NZHC 380 the High Court (Lester AJ) refused to enter summary judgment against IAG for cash settlements on 2 properties where the owners claimed that IAG was estopped from resiling from its promises in letters September 2013 that IAG would cash settle based on rebuild costings by a named quantity surveyor.  IAG later said that it would cash settle, but exclude from the cash sum amounts for retaining walls, demolition and professional fees until they were incurred.  The Court decided that IAG had represented that the cash settlement figure would be the rebuild cost without exclusions, however, it was uncertain of reliance on the representation(s) by the owners and decided that it was not shown that would be unconscionable for IAG to change its position.  So the claim continues.