Kensington Swan Comment: Letters of what intent?
By LIAM BULLEN, LAW GRADUATE, HELEN BROWN, SPECIAL COUNSEL, KENSINGTON SWAN’S CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR PROJECTS TEAM. Construction works often begin under a letter of intent...
Category : Legal Comment
Recovering costs in adjudications
It is no secret that dispute resolution is a costly exercise. However, most forms of dispute resolution recognise this expense and include a mechanism where...
Kensington Swan Comment: Changing the perception?
The Infrastructure Transactions Unit looks at issues with the NZS Conditions of Contract. A new report, titled ‘An examination of issues associated with the use...
Unsafe workplace case study
WorkSafe’s recent investigation into a structural steelwork company has concluded and resulted in a prosecution in the Christchurch District Court. The facts of the case...
Contract clauses to look out for
By Paul Buetow, partner, and Sonia Ginders, solicitor, Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects Team. Our construction industry has been plagued with issues in recent...
Retentions and the lessons learnt from Ebert
Brendan Cash, Partner, and Isaac Nicholson, Summer Clerk, Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects Team. In March last year, the law governing retentions was changed...
FIDIC suite changes 2017
By Duncan Halliwell, Special Counsel and Tamzin Dempster, solicitor, Kensington Swan MANY WORKING IN the construction industry will be familiar with the FIDIC suite of construction...
Don’t get caught out on cartel conduct
How new amendments affect your business. By Amy Jardine and Reece Leggett from Kensington Swan’s Corporate and Litigation teams. RECENT AMENDMENTS to the Commerce Act...
Direct agreements – back from the dead?
By JAMES McMILLAN AND SAM McCUTCHEON, KENSINGTON SWAN IN JUNE THIS year the Court of Appeal held that payments made to a contractor by a financier...
High stakes – are you covered?
by Vijay Naidu
THE SKYLINES OF our major cities are dotted with high rise cranes. Major construction works are underway in Auckland. The reconstruction of Christchurch continues and...