The CCA 2002 — Payment Schedules need to indicate how the scheduled amount was...
This claim ended up in the High Court as a result of judicial review proceedings issued by Manchester Industrial Holdings Ltd alleging errors of...
Construction Contracts Act 2002 — Payment Claim/Payment Schedule
The recent High Court case, Invent Solutions Ltd v Chan Developments Trustee Ltd & Others (CIV 2008-485-2834), considered whether payment claims served by the...
Personal liability of construction company directors — where is the law currently at?
The Morton decision was a subsidence case where the plaintiffs claimed compensation for damage suffered by their dwellings, consequent upon the subsidence of the...
Let builders beware — duties of care arising from labour-only contracts
Background The High Court was considering an appeal by the builders, Boyd and Halliday, of the liability apportioned to them by the Weathertight...
Strict on striking out — prepare your oppositions carefully
The High Court has recently considered the scope of the Weathertight Homes Tribunal in removing parties from proceedings. The result certainly raises the...
Buyer beware principle — alive and well
The recent case of Ford & Anor v Ryan & Anor demonstrates the very real difficulties owners of properties with water ingress issues face...
Building policy reform — a summary of proposed MBIE changes, Part 2
Timothy Bates and Sabina Boyd of Auckland law firm Legal Vision preview more of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s proposed amendments to...
Lake v Bacic — Successful appeal against Weathertight Homes Tribunal decision
The Bacics, recent immigrants to New Zealand, purchased a unit at the plan stage, in a group of eight that were constructed between 1998...
Modular home — letter of credit and status of deposit paid
Proceedings were issued by Ecotech to set aside a statutory demand that had been issued against it by one of its clients, Mr Baumann...
Are you a “developer”?
The definition of a “developer” is a critical issue because if an individual is labelled “developer”, they are said to then owe a non-delegable...