Legislation was introduced this week, marking the fourth instance in recent years where action has been taken to terminate an active court claim. The Supreme Court had previously decided that the Smith v Fonterra case could be heard in the High Court. The author recalls a case from the 1930s involving a Scottish woman's discovery of a decomposed snail in her ginger beer. This analysis was provided by Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol on May 15, 2026.