Cost fluctuation clauses in construction contracts
Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm TM Bates & Co review and compare the Cost Fluctuation clauses used in two common...
Cost escalation in a post-pandemic world
Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm Tim Bates & Co highlight some common construction contract issues to look out for, and...
How to make sure you get paid for the building works you provide
Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm Tim Bates & Co pose a debt collection fact scenario, and put forward the various...
Leaky buildings, remediation contract cost escalation, and building defects
Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm Tim Bates & Co consider how the Body Corporate of an apartment block manages to...
Building company fails in reckless trading compensation bid
Timothy Bates and Bodene Robertson-Wright of Auckland law firm TM Bates & Co review a recent case regarding liability, construction contracts and possible reckless...
Be warned about trading on if your company is nearly insolvent
Timothy Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision reviews a Supreme Court decision focusing on company directors’ responsibility under the Companies Act 1993.
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Contractual mistake in sale and purchase of a leaky house
Timothy Bates and Sabina Boyd of Auckland law firm Legal Vision review a recent case which concerned a contractual mistake in an agreement for...
Non-compliant payment claim foils statutory demand process
Timothy Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision evaluates a case that addresses the interplay between the Construction Contracts Act 2002 and the statutory...
Relaxed limitation rule allows defects claims older than 10 years
Timothy Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision runs the rule over a recent case where defects claims outside a 10-year limitation period were...
Earthquake reports and negligent misstatement
Timothy Bates and Sabine Boyd of Auckland law firm Legal Vision discuss a case dealing with negligent misstatement in a report concerning the earthquake...