Firefighters, police and other search and rescue crews at work on the collapsed CTV building in February 2011. Photo: Mark MitchellFamilies of the 115 people killed in the collapse of the CTV building are bewildered at the length of time it is taking to investigate the man whose company designed it. So began eight years of legal wrangling, with Dr Reay fighting every step of the way to prevent the organisation looking into him. In 2018 the High Court said it was wrong and the investigation could proceed, but again Dr Reay fought back, taking his case to the Court of Appeal. Through his lawyer, Dr Reay said that as the matter was before Engineering New Zealand's investigating committee, it was "not appropriate" to comment.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2021 21:22 UTC