Fast-track Approvals Bill
Christina Sheard (Partner), Liam Bullen (Associate) and Sarah Scrivener (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Environment and Planning and Major Projects and Construction teams. The ‘Fast-track Approvals Bill’...
Category : Legal Comment
Making wet weather claims
This article was written by Paul Buetow (partner) and Emma Poland (law graduate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. Contractors play a...
The NZS 3910 interim review
By Paul Buetow (partner) and Caitlin Hogan (law graduate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. Paul is also a CCNZ representative on...
Friend or foe? The engineer’s representative
By Stuart Robertson (partner) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team While much attention has recently been directed at the role of the...
Liability for issuers of Producer Statements under Section 40 of the Building Act 2004
By Madison Dobie (Associate) and Brendan Cash (Partner) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. Producer statements play a critical part in establishing...
Changes to independent contractor’s status?
By John Farrow from Anderson Lloyd. (first published October 2021) The Labour-led Government signalled that it would introduce statutory support and legal rights for dependent...
Bringing mediation back in style
By Stuart Robertson (partner) and Andrea Lim (solicitor) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects team. Despite the provision for mediation in most standard...
Perspectives 2020 – a legal report
Perspectives 2020 – a legal report By Stuart Robertson, partner, and James France, solicitor, in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects team. The 2020...
The good, the bad and the ugly
By Katrina Van Houtte, special counsel, and Stuart Robertson, partner, Dentons Kensington, construction law team. The resilience of the construction industry is extraordinary, highlighted none...
Director’s liability in the construction sector
The ‘limited’ aspect of a limited liability company, or the idea that a company is a separate legal person whose liabilities do not extend beyond...