Homeowners turning up alone at the Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal facing insurers armed with senior lawyers including Queen's Counsel (QC). Joseph Johnson/STUFF People at a protest in Christchurch expressed their frustration at outstanding insurance claims eight years on from the September 2010 earthquake. GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Christchurch's quake insurance tribunal runs out of the justice and emergency precinct. SUPPLIED Former District Court judge Chris Somerville chairs the Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal. The tribunal can take legal questions to the High Court as cases progress, and there are High Court days set aside for such matters.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2019 18:00 UTC