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Duty of care owed by manufacturers of cladding products: Cridge v Studorp Ltd [2024] NZCA 483

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Cridge v Studorp Ltd [2024] NZCA 483 confirms that a manufacturer of cladding products owes a non-delegable duty of care to building owners (commercial and...

20.11.2024 Posted in Construction

Contracts of Insurance Act – what’s in store for you?

For our previous articles concerning the Bill, please click here and here. The Contracts of Insurance Act passed into law on 15 November 2024. Although the Act will come into force over a period of ...

20.11.2024 Posted in Insurance

Left out of the will?

The Family Protection Act 1955 (FPA) is a significant piece of legislation in New Zealand that allows certain family members to challenge a will if they believe adequate provision has not been made fo...

19.11.2024 Posted in Private Wealth

Plan fail results in health and safety conviction

Deliver the health and safety work you promise, or there may be legal consequences – as a health and safety consultancy recently learnt! Earlier this year, WorkSafe prosecuted Safe Business Solution...

25.10.2024 Posted in Employment & Health & Safety

Rent reviews

As a tenant or landlord under a commercial lease, your business will be affected by rent reviews during the life of your lease. Therefore, it is essential that you understand the most common types o...

24.10.2024 Posted in Property

Serious misconduct – how serious does the conduct have to be?

What is serious misconduct, and when and how can an employer bring an employee’s employment to an end on these grounds?

23.10.2024 Posted in Employment

“More than an opinion”: criminal liability arising from PS4 producer statements under the Building Act 2004

In Solicitor-General’s Reference (No 1 of 2022) from CRI-2021-463-55 ([2022] NZHC 556) [2024] NZCA 514 the Court of Appeal was asked to consider the following question: Was the Court correct to find...

15.10.2024 Posted in Construction & Disputes

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