NZS 3910:2023 Final Account mechanism
One of the changes in the 2023 edition of NZS 3910 is the introduction of a new Final Account mechanism for the agreement of the...
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New dispute resolution scheme in NZS 3910:2023
The dispute resolution process contained in section 13 of NZS 3910:2013 has long been thought too complex and unclear. One of the major changes in...
Engineer under spotlight
Rebecca Saunders, Partner, Wynn Williams’ Construction Team and George Sutton, law graduate, Wynn Williams. The recent decision of Hawkins Limited v Elizabeth Properties Ltd confirms...
Lessons for directors from the death of a titan
By Patrick Glennie (Partner), Brendan Cash (Partner) Ella Arbuckle Page (Associate), and Caitlin Hogan (Solicitor) in Dentons New Zealand’s Major Projects and Construction team. On...
The long-awaited contract update one step closer to reality
By Paul Buetow (Partner), Stephanie Panzic (Senior Associate) and Rusi Jagose (Law Graduate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. On 9 May...
Exclusions of loss and consequential confusion
Brendan Cash (Partner) and James France (Solicitor) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. A contract serves a number of functions, but two are...
Getting your payment claims and schedules in order?
Stuart Robertson (partner) and Anna Cho (associate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s major projects and construction team. You will be familiar with the payment claim process...
A role for extrapolation in making claims on large construction projects
Ariana Stuart (senior associate) and Henry Morley-Hall (solicitor) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects team. As the size and complexity of construction projects...
Good claims rely on good evidence
Biased contract administrator builds case for constructive acceleration in recent Australian decision. By Brendan Cash, partner, and James France, solicitor, in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major...