A major victory for James Hardie: No liability for Harditex cladding

Cridge and Unwin v Studorp Limited; Fowler and Woodhead v Studorp Limited and James Hardie New Zealand Limited [2021] NZHC 2077

The High Court has recently ruled against 144 Harditex-clad homeowners in their claim against James Hardie. The homeowners claimed, but did not establish, that the Harditex cladding was a cause of the weathertightness issues in their homes and that James Hardie breached its duty of care to them. The homeowners also failed to prove that James Hardie had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct under the Fair Trading Act.