Earthquakes

Cavell Leitch Law Canterbury Earthquake Resource Page

The following page has been created as a resource for answers to common questions arising from the Canterbury earthquakes.

Please click on the following resources for more information:

November 2011 Green Zone and New Foundation Standards Newsletter

On 28 October the Government made a major announcement which divided the green zone into further blue, yellow and grey categories which are all affected by the new foundation design requirements.  A copy of our newsletter summarising these changes is available in PDF format for downloading here.

July 2011 Earthquake Newsletter

Following the Government announcment of the red, orange, white and green zones our firm put together a newsletter to give a quick summary of some legal issues surrounding the announcement.  A copy of that newsletter in PDF format is available for download here.

July 2011 Earthquake Questions and Answers Newsletter

Feedback from our initial newsletter was so strong that we promised to follow it up with a more detailed update.  This was released in a questions and answers newsletter on 27 July 2011.   A copy of that newsletter in PDF format is available for download here.

Other Articles of interest

• Leases and Damaged Commercial Buildings
• Questions and Answers about Earthquake affected Commercial Leases
• Employment Issues following the Earthquake
• Business Interruption Insurance and "Depopulation"
  

Other Useful Websites

• Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
• Christchurch City Council
• Canterbury Development Corporation
• Fletcher EQR
• EQC
• Canterbury Earthquake Temporary Accommodation Service
• Landcheck