The Building Act 2004 — a refresher course
In this month’s article, I wish to review several of the key provisions of the Building Act 2004.
Section 8 defines “building”, and sets out...
Liability of the BIA and BRANZ for a leaky building — Fair Trading Act...
This month’s article focuses on a decision which considered the liability of the BIA and BRANZ to the owners of a leaky building.
The decision...
Leaky buildings — vendor/council/contractor found liable
Timothy Bates, principal of Auckland law firm Legal Vision, looks at a recent decision involving an Auckland home that suffered leaky building issues...
Building Act 2004 – Building (Residential Consumer Rights and Remedies) Regulations 2014 – Are...
In this month’s ar ticle I wish to firstly remind you that as of January 1, 2015, the Building (Residential Consumer Rights and Remedies)...
Substantial judgement from the case of a leaky school
By Timothy Bates, Legal Vision
This month’s article concerns the May 2018 judgement of the Ministry of Education & Others v H Construction North Island Ltd.
It...
Unit owners claim leaky building success
Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision summarises some important principles that have come out of the latest leaky building claim to be...
Leaky buildings: When is a company director personally liable?
Tim Bates and Francesca Collins of Auckland law firm Legal Vision debate when a director can be found personally liable for the faults of...
Can payment be withheld, and a construction contract cancelled, on the basis of incomplete...
In this month’s article I wish to review the March 2017 decision of Bulmer v Envisage Construction Ltd. This decision was initially heard in...
Water ingress and body corporate obligations
Tim Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision discusses a case involving a body corporate: S Y Brooker v Body Corporate No 154558
In 1993...
Sunset Terraces — a multi-unit leaky building claim makes it to the High Court
Sunset Terraces is a residential complex situated in Sunset Road, Mairangi Bay. It is a linear unit title development comprising 21 townhouses, each of...