by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 22, 2023 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law
Written by Maria Cole Introduction In Wynyard Quarter Residents Association Incorporated v Auckland Council and Orams Group Limited,[1] a group of apartment owners filed judicial review proceedings seeking to overturn an Auckland Council decision to grant resource...
by Virginia Bonanni | Aug 29, 2023 | Building, Construction, Contract law
By Alexander Lyall A decision by the Full Federal Court of Australia has provided clarification about the wording of an insurance policy for a construction project. In Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2023] FCAFC 47,[1] ...
by Virginia Bonanni | May 17, 2023 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Kate Holland The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the London Tate Modern’s public viewing gallery overlooking the luxury glass-walled apartments nearby, is a visual intrusion amounting to the tort of nuisance. The decision in has attracted criticism for prioritising...
by Virginia Bonanni | Apr 24, 2023 | Building, Construction, Contract law
By Alexander Lyall Parliament has recently enacted legislation allowing for comprehensive changes to the Construction Contracts Act 2002. The Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Act 2023 passed its third reading on Wednesday 29 March and received Royal...
by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 16, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Maria Cole Australian consumer protection law was given an outing in the Federal Court of Australia when a developer merely added the words ‘artist impression’ to a computer generated image it intended to use in its marketing materials for an ‘off-the-plan’...
by Virginia Bonanni | Aug 24, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Maria Cole It’s only in rare circumstances that the courts will interfere with the decision of an adjudicator on a construction contract. A recent decision out of the English Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered arguments that an adjudicator acted in...
by Virginia Bonanni | Aug 5, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Belinda Green. We’ve known for a long time that a party can’t rely on a failure to satisfy a condition if the condition failed to satisfy because of their action. But we never really had an explanation of how bad that “failure” had to be until now. In its...
by Virginia Bonanni | Apr 7, 2022 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Sam Dorne Liability in tort depends upon proof of a personal breach of duty, with one true exception, vicarious liability. The law of negligence is generally fault based; a defendant is personally liable only for the defendant’s own negligent acts and omissions....
by Virginia Bonanni | Apr 7, 2022 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Sam Dorne The decision in Hirst v Dunbar [2022] EWHC 41 (TCC) considers the impact of payment provisions in a construction contract, whether through contract or implied terms, and the commencement of the limitation period for payment claims under the contract. It...
by Virginia Bonanni | Feb 25, 2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law
By Hannah Aziz Court provides further confirmation that the prevention principle can be excluded by the terms of a contract. Introduction Following our recent commentary comparing the operation of the prevention principle in New South Wales and Victoria, the...
by Virginia Bonanni | Dec 22, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Case Law, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims
In a recent Court of Appeal case, Cancian v Carters [2021] NZCA 397, Carters sought to enforce a personal guarantee against Mr Canican. The Court dismissed an argument from Mr Cancian that Carters had not notified him that that the limit on his personal guarantee had...
by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 1, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims
By Melt Strydom. Apportionment for contributory negligence allows a court to share the responsibility between parties in circumstances where the test for causation and remoteness of damage justifies it. It doesn’t mean a respondent will not be held liable for...
