by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 17, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims
The types of dispute that can be referred to adjudication are listed below: Default liability claim These are claims for technical non-compliance with the payment regime under the Act. Where a valid payment claim has been served by a payee on a payer and the payer...
by Natalia Vila | Jul 14, 2021 | Construction, Contract law
Bathurst Resources Ltd v L & M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85 The Supreme Court in Bathurst Resources Ltd v L & M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85 has provided important guidance on how extrinsic evidence and implied terms are used to aid interpretation of...
by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 14, 2021 | Arbitration, Building, Construction
By Maria Cole. A recent decision of the Singapore High Court shone a spotlight on indemnity costs and when they will, and won’t, be granted following the unsuccessful challenge of an arbitral award. The decision highlighted the opposite principles in place between...
by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 7, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Payment claims
Author: Hannah Stanley, Building Disputes Tribunal Registrar Despite the introduction of the retentions regime into the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (the Act) in 2017[1], many subcontractor retentions have still been left unprotected and various gaps in the...
by Natalia Vila | Jul 2, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Payment claims
By Amy McDonald Are you still waiting on an invoice to be paid that you sent ages ago? Have you done all the work but have nothing to show for it? Unpaid invoices can have a devastating impact on builders and subcontractors. Fortunately, the Construction Contracts Act...
by Catherine Green | Jul 1, 2021 | Building, BuildLaw
June 2021 CONTENTS To what extent are adjudication decisions binding on subsequent adjudicators? Aussie Rules – the prevention principle and the duty of good faith What sets jurisdiction in construction disputes? Case in Brief: BNZ Branch Properties Ltd v...
