Issuing incorrect producer statements
Yet another consequence of wrongful producer statements is liability under section 40, which is explained by Brendan Cash (Partner) and Matt Murray (Law Graduate) in...
Category : Legal Comment
Improving the approvals/consents process
Christine Gordon, Senior Associate and Briana Lyons, Solicitor at Simpson Grierson look at legislative reforms aimed at streamlining the approvals/consents process, increasing competition in the...
A year of reform
Image: Anchor Testing at Waimakariri Bluff. Taken by Charles from Abseil Access. It has been another difficult year since our last review, write Brendan Cash (Partner),...
Producer statements liability
Engineers and builders could face new liability for producer statements, says Kate Cornege, Partner, and Morgan Brady at Tompkin Wake. The recent Court of Appeal...
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’...
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...