Remember Flip Flop Williamson defended the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board when they took money from the industry unlawfully saying it was a "Mistake in Law"? He went on to put in retrospective legislation to make it all legal - well it looks like another issue may have been identified that places supervisors in a very awkward position.

It's everyone's worst nightmare when something goes wrong, an accident occurs and the other party’s insurance company chases you for money. If you don't have insurance you are in for a battle but if you do have public liability insurance you fall back on it - but what happens if they reject your claim?

While on the subject of insurance, how long can a tradesperson be held liable and what needs to be proved? Have the Christchurch earthquakes left insurance companies in such a bad state financially that they need to scrape back every dollar they can?

Linkback: https://www.plumbers.nz/fellow-practitioners-update/41/fellow-practitioner-issue-269-dated-28-august-2015/1912/