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...
Category : Legal Comment
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...
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...
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...