Hearings About Other Buildings (Except CTV and PGC) Whose Failure Resulted in Loss of Life (Week 5)

The week beginning 27 February 2012 and also on 15 March 2012 the Commission held public hearings about the following individual buildings whose failure resuled in loss of life:

• 43 Lichfield Street;
• 265-271 Manchester Street (173 Gloucester Street);
• 753-759 Colombo Street; and
• 738 Colombo Street.

Timetable

Date	Time	Building	Description	Presenter
27 February	10am	43 Lichfield Street	The 'Anderson' building was part of a complex of four buildngs owned by the retailing company J Ballantyne & Co.	Hearing summary by Marcus Elliott, Counsel Assisting the Commission
	10.25am			Mary Devine, Managing Director, Ballantynes, building owner
	10.55am			Hannah Clarke, Powell Fenwick Consultants, structural engineer
	11.10am			BREAK
	11.30am			Stuart Winterbourn, formerly of Powell Fenwick Consultants, structural engineer
	11.50am			Dick Cusiel, LSC Consulting, structural
	1.05pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Stuart Winterbourn (continued)
	1.55pm			Russell Pitt, manager, Chas. S Luny, contractors
	2.30pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	2.55pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	3.20pm			HEARING COMPLETE
28 February	9.30am	265-271 Manchester Street (173 Gloucester Street)	A two-storey unreinforced masonry structure on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Streets.	Marcus Elliott, Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.50am			Monty Claxton, owner's representative for Claxton Family Trust
	10.50am			G R Hamilton, Maxim Projects, structural engineer
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Puvi Mohanaraj, Opus International Consultants, structural engineer (by video link)
	12.25pm			G R Hamilton (continued)
	12.40pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	12.55pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Steve McCarthy (continued)
	2.15pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	3.05pm			HEARING COMPLETE
29 February	9.30am	753-759 Colombo Street	A two-storey unreinforced masonry building on the west side of Colombo Street between Gloucester and Armagh Streets. The building had both heritage and historic places status.	Mark Zarifeh, Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.50am			Elizabeth Clarke, owner's representative for the Church Property Trustees
	10.45am			Hamish Mackinven, formerly of Lewis Bradford, structural engineer
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Hamish Mackinven (continued)
	12.10pm			Craig Lewis, Lewis Bradford, director
	1.05pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	2.20pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	2.50pm			HEARING COMPLETE
1 March	9.30am	738 Colombo Street	A two-storey structure with brick infill walls to Colombo Street and concrete beams and columns	Mark Zarifeh, Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.45am			Jonathan Liu, building owner (with assistance from an interpreter)
	10.30am			Malcolm Freeman, Powell Fenwick Consultants, director
	11.20am			BREAK
	11.40am			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	12.10pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	12.30pm			Malcolm Freeman (continued)
	12.35pm			LUNCH
	1.20pm			HEARING ADJOURNED
15 March	9am			Mark Zarifeh, Counsel assisting the Commission
	9.15am			Andrew Bell of Knight Frank, property manager
	9.45am			Luke Rees-Thomas of Knight Frank, property manager
	10.45am			Craig Lewis, engineer from Lewis Bradford
	11.25am			BREAK
	11.45am			Hamish MacKinven, structural engineer
	12.25pm			HEARING COMPLETE

Counsel Appearing

Counsel assisting the Commission

43 Lichfield Street 

•  Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines of Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Richard Raymond, barrister, for LSC Consulting
• Glenn Jones and Sophie Goodwin of Lane Neave for Powell Fenwick Consultants
• Helen Smith and Katie Benson of Duncan Cotterill for Ballantynes
• Hugh Matthews of Whitefox Jones for Chas. S Luney

265-271 Manchester Street (173 Gloucester Street) 

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines of Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Kelly Paterson of Buddle Findlay for Maxim Projects
• Daniel McLellan, barrister, for Opus International Consultants

 753-759 Colombo Street 

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines of Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council

 738 Colombo Street 

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines of Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Glenn Jones and Sophie Goodwin of Lane Neave for Powell Fenwick Consultants